Reprinted from Country Energy Cross Country – February 2011
Employees at Country Energy’s Coffs Harbour office have found a new energy for work thanks to weekly Pilates sessions.
The group of 10 field and office employees used their $500 Corporate Health Subsidy to bring a qualified Pilates instructor to the depot for a weekly class before work.
Lineworker, John Miller, was the inspiration behind the sessions – he took up Pilates a year ago when he won the Mid North Coast’s Reduce Your Waistline competition.
“I really got into my health and wellbeing during the program so when it finished I used the prize money to continue with weekly Pilates classes,” John said.
“Since starting Pilates, I have benefited from increased flexibility and fitness in my everyday life – I can now do stuff I never imagined I’d be able to do.
“Everyone in the class has also reaped the benefits – we can all feel the difference in our core strength and flexibility and have been able to bring it into practice in our every day work.
“It really makes you feel so much better going into the day’s work.”
The regional management team also saw the benefits of the classes, chipping in to continue the classes over the 10 weeks.
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