New Member: Health & Fitness Ireland

Health and Fitness Ireland (HFI) formed in 2015 in Tipperary. The company has two divisions: 

1. Corporate Health and Wellness  
2. Student Education and Empowerment. 

The Corporate Health and Wellness division is dedicated to delivering innovative and productive workplace programs nationally. The aim of HFI’s corporate programs is to assist companies with employee satisfaction, health and motivational levels. Currently, Irish companies are investing more and more in their most valuable asset – their staff,  because, as every forward thinking employer knows, healthy, motivated employees are the driving force behind every successful business. 
 HFI’s menu of options are as follows:

• Corporate education talks and lectures
• Exercise and fitness training options, plus a one-to-one personal health and wellbeing session (The group health and fitness classes can be delivered on site or off site.)
• Employees health balance program
• 10 week company weight loss initiative
• Health and wellbeing leader training and education program
• Corporate health and wellness screening

To date, HFI’s programs have had encouraging results in improved health awareness of staff, more productive and content employees, the lower healthcare costs, and thriving company performances. HFI’s programs are based on science, research and proven results. The uptake of staff engagement in partaking in HFI’s programs has been extremely high. HFI encourage an approach to include both management and employees.
 
Student HFI Educational Options
Health and Fitness Ireland’s aim is to assist teachers and lecturers by offering a selection of service to benefit students (ranging from teenagers to young adults). Firstly, HFI offer individual short lectures and practical sessions for students on the following topics: 

• Health Psychology
• Health Nutrition
• Practical Nutrition
• Sport Psychology
• HIT & Circuit training
• Quality Movement
• Flexibility and Stretching

HFI offer full day educational workshops and courses. The workshops/course are as follows:
1) Full day workshops (6 Hours),
2) Half day workshops (3 hours),
3) HFI Coaching Diploma option (18 Hours) or option 
4) HFI Wellness certificate (ranges from 3 – 18 hours). The wellness option is vital to young students in relation to their ability to function in society and deal with stress, anxiety, and their emotions in general. 
 
Teacher Training Days have become very popular as a professional development option and is widely recognised as crucial to an organisation’s success. Finding time for training and development is frequently noted by school staff as a barrier preventing them from taking up developmental opportunities. Training days are a significant time resource for professional development. How schools use this time is a crucial matter, especially as previous research shows that training days are not always used productively. The most effective types of professional development activity are those that directly meet individual needs as well as school-based needs and so a more personalised approach to professional development is required. HFI aim to deliver specific training to meet the needs of post primary school teachers in the areas of mental and physical health, nutrition and exercise/fitness training.
For further information please contact 
healthandfitnessireland@mail.com
or call 0874154998. 
Web: www.healthandfitnessireland.net