Health is complete physical, social, and mental well-being – not just the absence of disease. Health is vitally interconnected with productivity, education, and ability. Companies need to understand that health affects performance and that they need to provide a safe, healthy environment to foster optimal efficiency.
COS provides a broad range of health and fitness appraisals. We’re the only place you need to go when developing an integrated fitness, health, and wellness program. Our flexible packages provide choice and options while still being comprehensive. Some appraisals can be performed on-site, while others will be done at an off-site clinic.
A health appraisal is an assessment of a person’s current level of fitness. It evaluates health-related lifestyle, and identifies any risk factors predisposing a person to serious pathologies. Many parameters can be assessed, but COS has developed a balanced protocol to assess the primary areas that can lead to poor health.
The results of the appraisals will help COS and the client set realistic goals, focusing on what the client views as the most important areas. The appraisal is used to develop a fitness profile that compiles strengths and weaknesses and provides a baseline measurement for the training process. Results are confidential and will be discussed with the client in a report outlining areas of benefit and risk. Lifestyle coaching and guidance combined with the training program are directed toward reducing any identified risks. Health appraisals increase awareness of personal health and have been shown to help people make healthy changes.
Components
All COS appraisal packages are flexible and customizable to meet your specific needs. A pre-appraisal screen can help determine what tests should be performed on each individual. Appraisals are carried out by a highly qualified health care professional who can refer to another member of our health care team if they think further assessment is needed to address specific issues. All clients can be referred to medical specialists for further diagnostic investigations if necessary.
Basic Health Appraisal
- Detailed health analysis
- Readiness for change questionnaire
- Body composition - BMI – body weight and height Anthropometric measurements – skinfold measures, and waist/hip circumference
- Cardiovascular fitness – using a bike or treadmill, measuring efficiency of
- Blood pressure
- Heart rate
- Blood lipid profile – analyses cholesterol levels; HDL, LDL, HDL:LDL
- Blood glucose levels - Diabetes risk
- Low back and leg flexibility – related to low back health
- Lifestyle analysis – covering areas such as stress, smoking, needs and
- Muscular Strength
- Muscular endurance
Additional appraisal areas
Fitness assessments
- Anaerobic fitness
- Muscle imbalances and asymmetry - related to joint and muscle injury
- Full body movement screens – ability to perform functional tasks
- Lactate threshold
- Agility
- Speed
- Power
- Biomechanical analysis – using video footage and Dartfish software
- Balance
- Posture
Physiological testing
- Aerobic fitness with ECG monitoring – in depth look at cardiac health
- Spirometry – to test lung volumes and function
- Basal metabolic rate
- Additional blood work
- Uric acid analysis
- Kidney, liver, and pancreas function
- Complete blood count
- Thyroid
- PSA – marker for prostate health
- Sleep disorder screening – with respiratory therapist
- Nutritional analysis
Low Back Screen
- Active and passive movements of low back and hips
- Ability to recruit muscles
- “Core” muscular endurance
- Posture
- Muscle length of back and leg muscles
- Thoracic rotation
Neck Screen
- Active and passive movements of the neck
- Anterior neck muscle recruitment and endurance
- Posture
- Muscle length testing of neck muscles
- Thoracic rotation
- Travel vaccinations can be arranged as well