Let’s Get Cookin’ – The Health Benefits Every Employee Wants Now

Employers and employees are looking for immediate health benefits and ways to wellness tools, especially those essential jobs working 24-7 and at-home workers juggling family homeschooling, meals and a healthy routine.  Now more than ever is a time to keep your virtual workers happy, healthy & connected.  We’ve got your shelter-in-place survival kit ready to go. Our team is here to support you with virtual workshops and classes and a list of resources with special partner discounts. We’ll share local resources and health benefits every week in our “Fit City Friday” blog.
Fit City Adventures offers local companies and their employees unique wellness concierge services brought right to your doors and devices.  Here are a few of our popular virtual workshops and partner deals for this week:

 

Make a Healthy Meal

  • Farmer Fresh Meal Delivery: Our partner, Fresh Creations SD creates weekly meals with local, organic produce direct from the farm to your door. Support your local farms and give your family health benefits too. Chef Nicole includes immune-boosting smoothies and everything is refined-sugar free. Order family-style and save using code “FITCITY”.
  • Virtual Cooking Classes: Let’s get your team cookin’! Set up a class with us and we’ll get everyone cooking in their kitchens with Fresh Creations or Tocaya Organica.  We will send the ingredient list in advance and will keep it super simple by challenging the team to fun recipes like guacamole and tacos.  This is an awesome event to keep the team connected and involve their kiddos too! Use your health benefits stipend from your insurance company for this fun class. Sign up by emailing [email protected].
Click the image above to watch our corporate cooking & farmer’s market segment on
Fox 5 with Heather Lake!

Workouts On Demand

  • Virtual Dance Parties: Join thousands of people across the country and dance your heart out from your living room during a healthy happy hour with DJ DNice in #ClubQuarantine and local yogini Katie B Happy.  Get up, get moving and spread the good vibes (from a safe distance of course).  Katie includes mantras and intention setting to kick off the jams. Celebs like Michelle Obama and Oprah are joining in on the party.
  • Stretch Your Cares Away: Grab your mat and find your flow with classes from Steph Jones Yoga and Sojourn Healing Collective.  Check out @libberated’s Kundalini with Gather Encinitas or their Pilates class all for Venmo donations through Instagram Live. We can set up these classes as a private Zoom class for your team too.
  • Bust a Move Bootcamps:  Get that heart rate up with full-body workouts (no weight required) by our partner Salina D Fitness and  Renegade Bootcamp. We also love Carlsbad’s FORTIS & Yogalux’s Body by Lauren daily HIIT workout and FIT’s Stephania Och’s QuaranTONE.
  • Take it the (social) Distance: Run your heart out and get some fresh air with virtual runs + tabata workouts with November Project. Follow their daily workouts online for free and Zoom in to meet new friendly faces.
  • Access to over 1,000 Studio Sweat on Demand online fitness classes for your employees year around with an online portal and access from all devices.  This local company owns the online fitness game. Watch the health benefits multiply!

Mindfulness Matters

  • Brain Break: Keep calm and carry on with free meditation sessions with our partner Melody at Mindful Mob.  She is offering online meditation sessions via Instagram Live. These classes are at 10:30 am for a 5-minute brain break @mindful.mob.  If you’d like a full private 30-minute online corporate session = 10-min breath work, 10 mindful movement at your at-home desk and 10-min guided meditation Zoom from your couch, reach out to us and we’ll get that set up for your employees weekly.  Take a break from the kids and chaos and let’s get the mind right to power through the day.
  • Be CompassionIt: Local non-profit group CompassionIt is hosting daily online meditation sessions at 12:30 pm PST in conjunction with their Italian office. Join the worldwide movement and connect with yourself and others around the world. See the full schedule here.
  • Stop, Breathe & Think: Check out the latest free mindfulness app that includes breathing prompts and asks for your mood and feelings to create a custom guided meditation just for you – from 2 minutes to 20 – sit in the sunshine and just breathe and feel the health benefits right away.
  • Power of Positivity: Join the San Diego Yoga community and upcoming Yoga Festival by sharing one positive social media post per day for the next 40 days leading up to the festival.  Let’s make each other smile and lift each other up – we’re in this together!
  • MindTravel: Join our partner, Murray Hidary, a real-time composer in his virtual Silent Walking and Meditation retreats.  We hike many trails with Mr. Hidary, as his music combines binaural beats with soothing piano melodies and brings participants to a state of moving meditation.  Check out these free options this weekend:

 

JR Organics: Get produce delivered right to your door with J.R. Organics family farm.  Load up on greens and avoid the grocery store.  This is perfect for families and couples that want to try fresh, seasonal recipes this weekend.

 

  • Choice Juicery: Pre-order and pickup curbside or free delivery for those immune-boosting juices and essential vitamins from our favorite juicery, Choice. With locations all over SD County, stay healthy and hydrated today!
  • Tocaya Organica: Order all-healthy, vegan and family plant-based meals from local fav and our cooking partner, Tocaya Organica.  Food is the best medicine – Coronavirus survival meals packed with a punch. Use code “FITCITY” for 10% off in-store and online orders. Curbside pickup and free delivery too!

Health Concierge

  • 24-7 Wellness Concierge: Get a doctor or specialist at your finger tips with same-day appointments.  Connect live on virtual chats with over 200 providers.  The services are local in primary care and 15 other specialties. Get prescription delivery through the program too. Receive real-time Coronavirus survival tips from health practitioners on the front lines. All benefits of being a Fit City partner!
  • HydraFuse you healthy: B12 shots and immune-boosting IVs onsite in Encinitas (1 customer per time slot) and through their mobile unit.  Keep your body running like a machine when you’re all home in tight quarters. You can double down on the Vitamin C to get some extra Glutathione while you’re at it. Use code “FITCITY” for a free B12 shot with your first IV.

 

Craft with the Kids

  1. Creative juices floweth with these subscription box kits by local company, the Crafter’s Box, will keep you occupied and productive.  Get the family involved and paint, plant and practice penmanship.  Use code “video50” for 50% off their online workshops. Create a virtual crafting night with wine and friends over Zoom and stay connected to your community!
Sign up for the service today!  Meal deliveries and wellness concierge services can start as early as this week. Call 858.367.9992 or email [email protected]with subject line “Wellness Concierge Services” to receive more information.