Voila! welcomes you to a fabulous and promising 2008!

With the New Year already reeling ahead, your New Year resolutions to try and keep fit and healthy may already be a distant memory. Fitness and wellbeing of our members are top priority and Voila! is always there to help you keep your fitness resolutions. The thought behind this, is to motivate members to experience and learn the real benefits of regular exercise. If you thought that regular exercise was only good for achieving that well toned body, think again. Recent studies have shown that gradual and systematic regular exercise not only helps you maintain a high level of health but is also beneficial to emotional and mental health.

Voila! recognises the vital importance of regular exercise. With today’s stressful and demanding lifestyle, it is important for people of all ages to include exercise in their daily routine. It must therefore be approached from a new perspective in order for us to accept it as a part of our daily lives. So, we should view exercise as a wellness and preventative activity that may actually proactively assist in preventing negative physical and emotional conditions.

With this in mind Voila! offers its members an extremely convenient and rewarding gym benefit. A member may join a gym of their choice and will be rewarded with cash rebates, should they uphold their commitment to their fitness, by visiting the gym at least three times a month. So, as a member of Voila! you not only enjoy all the physical and mental health benefits of going to gym but also a cash reward of up to R500 paid directly into your free HealthCard.

It is evident that the responsibility to be healthy is up to the individual and not in the hands of a medical doctor. Did you know that along with lifestyle changes, exercise can dramatically prevent, treat and even reduce the risk of many so-called lifestyle and chronic diseases such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure, asthma, heart disease, arthritis and diabetes? These lifestyle diseases often manifest after a prolonged period of time and individuals are unaware of the destructive process, often as a result of certain lifestyle habits, poor diet and lack of exercise - all of which we can control.

Most people exercise to boost confidence and minimise stress and anxiety. This leads to increased energy, all of which contribute to psychological health and wellbeing. Physical activity can improve your mood and the way you feel about yourself. Depression is reduced and you are able to manage stress better. Therefore we do not only exercise to keep fit but importantly, we need exercise in order to appreciate and enjoy life to the fullest. When we feel fit and healthy, we feel more competent and energetic to do more things, not only at work, but socially as well.

Voila! encourages you to get the most out of life. To find out more about our wonderful benefits please call 0861 796 6400.

Yours Faithfully,

The Voila! Team