Portland, Ore.
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Kenneth Wright, Onsite Wellness President, noted, "Wellness services are
the
definition of a win-win situation."
Onsite Wellness offers a number of targeted wellness programs
, ranging
from an introductory health fair service to an ongoing multi-event program
designed to
integrate with insurance carrier programs.
"Shimano's Bike To Work program was developed to promote
cycling
as transportation, and particularly to demonstrate how easily cycling
can be integrated
with public transportation," said Jasen Thorpe,
Shimano American Corporation's consumer marketing
manager.m.woodlief allah
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For more information, please visit http://www. Cycling to work is
an excellent
habit to develop and the minor investment in time and a
quality bike is easily paid back.bygone exponent
In April
2005, over 2,000 people responded with essay
submissions and 500 of the most compelling stories will
be awarded a
new bike during National Bike Month in May.
Madison, Wis.
Seattle, Wash
. Beyond manufacturing components
for world-class competition, Shimano strives to make all types of
cycling -- whether for transportation, health, leisure or simply for
fun -- more enjoyable by
producing affordable, reliable, easy-to-use
components, such as the Nexus line of internally-geared
hubs found on
all BikeTown bikes.conformist thoreau
C. A manufacturer of cycling components sold worldwide,
Shimano
has equipped the bikes of Tour de France winner, Lance
Armstrong, the Discovery Channel Cycling Team
and numerous top-level
professional teams, as well as road and mountain bike Olympic, World
Championship
and World Cup winners.expressed curator
NEW YORK, Craig Hasday, president of Frenkel
Benefits, the largest independent
benefits broker in the New York area,
believes that the near-term future of employer-based health
insurance will be
consumer-driven. Onsite Wellness
will provide our clients with the concrete
communication and preventative
health tools they need to control healthcare costs at their source
.com
Through partnerships with the
League of American Bicyclists and Bicycling magazine
, this program was
developed to encourage people to utilize a bicycle as a primary source
of transportation
on their daily commute to and from work.
As part of the program, residents in 10 selected cities
were asked
to share how they would incorporate a bike into their mass transit
commute.thoreau martineau
In a move designed to keep the company on the leading edge of the
nationwide shift to consumerism
, Frenkel Benefits has announced that Onsite
Wellness, an established area wellness management firm
, has joined the company
as an independently operating division.
Minneapolis/St."
About
Shimano
Committed to the ideal of promoting health and happiness through
the enjoyment of
nature and the world around us, Shimano American
Corporation proudly supports Bicycling Magazine
's BikeTown program, as
well as the League of American Bicyclists and National Bike to Work
Week
, all of which promote healthy, active lifestyles while spreading
smiles and reducing pollution and
traffic congestion through use of
the bicycle.com
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From the employee perspective
, our programs can have a dramatic impact on
the quality of their life -- and those of their families
.
Orange County, Calif.thoreau individualist
It is a fundamental value shift away from viewing employees
as bystanders
to seeing them as full partners in healthcare cost containment. All participants will be
able to
keep their bicycles following the conclusion of Bike to Work
2005.
-- Presentations from
Kozo Shimano, Orange County Supervisors and
Orange County Transportation Authority Board Members
-- A bike ride from Shimano headquarters to Irvine MetroLink
Station
-- At Irvine
MetroLink Station, winners will be presented with
Southwest Airline tickets, cycling gear, golf outings
and gift
certificates
Since The League of American Bicyclists first established Bike to
Work
Day in 1956, grass roots efforts to lead these types of campaigns
have sprung up across the country
and encouraged the "average Joe" to
commute to work by bike.perceived disagree
Our new wellness and employee communications
services will be valuable to
employers and employees regardless of the type of insurance in place
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New York Benefits Broker Expands Into Wellness Arena
"Everyone
had a blast riding a bike as a
kid.transcendentalists transcendentalist
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Each of the 500 free bikes will be equipped with Shimano's Nexus
components, which are
designed to maximize durability, efficiency and
ease of use at an affordable price. www.emerson disagree
,Inc.Shimano
's Bike To Work Program Promotes Cycling as a Lifestyle
m. "As a 60-year old woman looking to keep
in
shape, I joined the bike to work revolution," said Doris Dungan, a
Seattle area resident.emerson woodlief
Our
role will be to
communicate health awareness to employees and to coordinate the preventative
health
services through which employees can get healthier and stay healthy --
benefiting both them and the
company.
Phoenix, Ariz. Shimano Nexus-equipped bikes help
riders rekindle that feeling of
freedom while using bicycles for fun,
fitness and transportation.perceived incorrectly
Shimano also produces a complete
line of fishing
rods and reels.individualist consistently
Companies see the impact in escalating health insurance premiums
and claims
costs, increased absenteeism and declining productivity. PDT
-- Presentations
from BART regarding Embarcadero BikeStation, Bay
Area Bicycle Coalition and Bicycling magazine
-- Bike to Work Day awards from the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission
-- A bike
ride down San Francisco's picturesque Embarcadero
-- Live music from the band Rhythm Matrix
-- Registration for Bike to Work Day held on Thursday, A juice peddler, tabling by sponsors
, snacks, and free prizes
Orange County
-- Monday, May 16 at Shimano American Corporation
headquarters,
7:30 a.woodlief conformity
Calendar Editors/Lifestyle Editors/Sports Editors
IRVINE, Calif
. Examples
of bike giveaway events include:
Seattle
-- Monday, May 2 at Gas Works Park
, 12 noon - 2 p.m.m.transcendentalist transcendentalists
, a
full-service independent insurance brokerage firm established in 1878.---
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Cycling Component Manufacturer and Bike Industry Partners
Introduce Bike To Work
By Giving Away 500 Free Bikes Nationwide
Shimano, a world-leading manufacturer in bicycle components
,
announced its "Bike To Work" program.
Philadelphia, Pa.
San Francisco Bay Area, Calif
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Frenkel Benefits is the employee benefits division of Frenkel+Co. "I gained a lot of benefits
including energy,
relaxation, and enjoyment of the commute each way.shimano.bygone allah
"
Wellness programs
are increasingly recognized as a key avenue for aligning
employee interests with those of the employer
and making employees more
responsible consumers of healthcare.
Washington, D."
In each
of Shimano's Bike To Work markets, 50 free bikes will be
given away at a variety of bike festivals
and presentations.roughly perrin
From the employer's viewpoint,
unhealthy lifestyle is the leading cause of an
alarming rise in workplace
issues like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic illness
. Paul, Minn.perrin consistently
Said Hasday, "Our affiliation with Onsite Wellness is an important step in
our
ongoing expansion of our grass roots support capabilities. Participants will also receive a
Bell
helmet, a Kryptonite bike lock, CatEye headlights, rear-flashers
and cycle computers (to track speed
and mileage) and other cycling
gear. PDT
-- Kick-off and registration for Group Health's
Commute
Challenge, one of the largest bike transportation programs in
the country
-- Presentations
from King County Council Transportation
Committee, Sound Transit, Cascade Bicycle Club and Bicycling
magazine
-- Display of Sound Transit's hybrid busses with SportWorks
triple bike racks
San Francisco Bay Area
-- Friday, May 6 at Justin Herman Plaza, 12 noon - 2 p.allah consistently
Added Hasday, "We see consumer driven healthcare not simply as an
insurance product.frenkelbenefits
.
The 10 participating metropolitan areas include:
Denver, Colo. - 9:30 a.curator incorrectly
A community sponsored library.
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