Sessions

Seating Instructions: Seating is first-come, first-served. Reserved seating options are available for accessibility and accommodations. For detailed accessibility information, visit INFO > FAQs in the app.

Join me, Martinus Evans, for an enlightening session on transforming workplace wellness into a pillar of inclusivity. I'll share how toxic fitness messaging has undercut our health goals and reveal strategies from my own journey to counteract this. We'll dissect stereotypes and lay new groundwork for wellness programs that celebrate diversity. Learn to craft environments that elevate every employee's wellness journey, significantly boosting morale and productivity within your organization. Let's reshape wellness together-making it a force for good in every workspace.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and mitigate the harmful impacts of toxic messaging and pervasive stereotypes in fitness and health that affect individual well-being.
• Examine how workplace wellness programs might inadvertently exclude people and reinforce biases, with a focus on subtle, often-overlooked mechanisms.
• Develop actionable strategies to overhaul and reassess workplace wellness initiatives, ensuring they promote inclusivity and a sense of belonging.
• Explore techniques to transform the dialogue around health and wellness from criticism and shame to encouragement and support.
• Learn to cultivate a supportive environment where every employee is valued and empowered on their unique health journey, irrespective of body type, background, or abilities.

Direct Link to Session Materials: If the speaker provides session materials, you can access them via the app, web format or at https://presentations.shrm.org/.

Live Streaming and Recording: Unless marked 'in person only,' all sessions are live-streamed on the app or web format and available for replay 30 days after the event.

Acknowledgment of Technical Issues: While rare, technical issues may occur during sessions. We appreciate your patience as we quickly address them.

Accessibility & Accommodations Information: For detailed accessibility & accommodations information, visit INFO > FAQs in the app.