Walker Tracker - The Wellness Game

Nov. 9, 2009 - PRLog -- Portland, OR - Walker Tracker, Inc., developer of an online, interactive wellness solution, today released an innovative walking program that motivates employees to participate by turning fitness into a game.  "I researched popular role playing games to fashion a system that is easy to use, and most of all, fun," said Walker Tracker founder, Ben Parzybok.   The system allows employees to earn points by walking regularly and encouraging others to join the program.  

Rapidly rising health care costs are prompting companies to actively look for ways to improve employee wellness.  Many organizations are distributing pedometers to employees in an attempt to get them started with a walking program.  Other firms, such as IBM, have even developed "10,000 Step" programs that encourage workers to meet specific goals and compete with other employees.  Through the Walker Tracker web site, benefits administrators can promote healthy lifestyle choices and implement special incentives to reward positive behavior.   The system captures valuable metrics on employee health and participation that can be directly related to absenteeism, productivity, and health care costs.

Parzybok added, "wellness programs like Walker Tracker have a direct positive impact on the bottom-line.  We were especially interested in providing an incentive to starting walkers. One of our most important goals is to try to permanently change lifestyle behavior in favor of higher levels of activity. Being rewarded for the first few steps and encouraged to continue will be a great help to people starting up the program."  

Walker Tracker (walkertracker.com) is using its innovative walking program and social community features to transform employee wellness programs.    

For more information, please contact David Mays; david@walkertracker.com

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Walker Tracker provides custom wellness portals for organizations that want to get their employees "up and moving". Customized walking sites encouraging employees to participate through competitions, peer support, and positive feedback .