Kronos Case Study:
Taking A Healthy Relationship To The Next Level

The Kronos Challenge:
Because the Kronos program had been offered for some time, many employees had embraced the benefits of a healthier lifestyle, and had achieved significant weight loss. To maintain this trend of steady improvements in both health care costs and overall employee health, WorldatWork was ready to "take it to the next level" and asked Kronos to help.

Solution:
Building on core wellness services such as educational seminars, one-on-one health coaching and fitness classes, Kronos stepped things up with programs tailored to participants’ interests, including:

• An intensive three-month marathon training program with health coaching
• Multi-session lifestyle management courses, including stress management, prediabetes, cholesterol and prehypertension
• Chair massages
• Hands-on cooking classes
• Pedometer walking challenges
• A healthy grocery shopping “field trip”
• By-request wellness presentations by a diverse range of health and wellness experts

Result:
With Kronos’ strategic programs targeting the population’s key risk conditions, the aggregate number of participants who are considered at risk declined 54% for hypertension and went down 30% for “lousy” LDL cholesterol since 2005. Fitness assessment results also showed significant improvement, with fewer at-risk participants in every category – step test (39%), flexibility (49%), sit-ups (21%), push-ups (58%) and wall sit (58%).

With the addition of new classes and activities, participation in the Kronos wellness program has risen – health coaching appointments alone increased by nearly 200% – and WorldatWork management continues to welcome every opportunity to move its employees in a healthier direction.