March 2008 |
As we enjoy the last warm days of summer and look forward to an autumn full of colours, it is more important than ever to ensure that you maintain and enhance your health and wellbeing in order to help you avoid those winter coughs and sniffles. Ensuring that you are in top physical form, mentally well, and monitoring your health proactively, is a good place to start preparing to fight off any bugs doing the rounds this winter. Voila! is there to assist you in achieving your health and wellness goals, and provides you with the benefits and motivation to maintain your health holistically. With our fitness and wellness benefits, as well as a variety of Health-Check rewards that offer you monetary rewards for undergoing a number of health-monitoring measures on an annual basis, there is a wealth of ways for you to keep an eye on your health the whole year round. At Voila!, we are always on the lookout for ways to broaden our range of benefits by establishing new partnerships, which means that there are even more exciting things to choose from, and there is something for everyone to enjoy. Recently, Voila! has welcomed some new partners into the fold: Medi IQ Medi IQ stocks a wide range of Fitness Equipment which is ideal for exercising at home, while travelling, or on holiday. They also sell blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol testing monitors, scales and other medical and fitness products. You can order all your exercising equipment for Pilates and yoga, which includes mats, Pilates balls, energy balls and resistance bands and tubes online via a hyperlink on the Voila! website, after which it will be speed-mailed to you for your convenience. Other products include, height metres, heating pads, step counters that clip onto your belt, and large exercise balls that can be used at your desk to strengthen core muscles such as your abs. SureSlim SureSlim has been operating in South Africa for 12 years and has 49 clinics throughout the country. Thousands of South Africans have successfully lost weight and sustained their weight loss using SureSlim Eating Plans. SureSlim creates an individual, healthy and nutritionally balanced diet for each client by incorporating low glycemic index foods, low saturated fat foods, fruit, vegetables, starches and seeds, amongst other things. The SureSlim Eating Plan does not count calories but rather concentrates on the nutritional content of foods. It is formulated to help you see the value of eating healthy, balanced meals. Many people have Metabolic Syndrome and this problem is address in your individual eating plan, along with impaired carbohydrate metabolism. As a Voila! member, you are entitled to an exclusive 20% discount on your personalised SureSlim Eating plan. Voila! extends its rewards to include events Keeping your body in top form and maintaining a healthy fitness regime plays an important role in ensuring your over all health and wellness. At Voila! we understand that fitness is not limited to gym workouts, and there are many members who prefer to boost their physical wellbeing by taking part in a variety of sports and other outdoor fitness activities. Voila! has developed a rewards system especially for those who enjoy the competitive edge, and have included a wide variety of sporting activities and events for which you can receive rewards for your participation. Whether it be cycling, swimming, road racing or the challenge of a triathlon that takes your fancy, Voila! offers you a rebate on your event entrance fee, up to a limit of R100 per event. You are not limited to only one of the sports included in the rebate programme, and entry into more than one type of sporting event is permitted, up to a limit of R500 per family per annum. Making your rebate work for you, Voila! will pay it into your HealthCard medical savings account upon receipt of the authentic results schedule for the event in which you took part. You can simply contact Voila! on 0861 791 6425, e-mail your results to voila@resomed.co.za, or alternately fax them to 086 515 0360. Because we know that you enjoy the outdoors, this benefit is only available to Voila! members who do not make use of the Voila! gym benefits. If you do not yet have your own HealthCard, this is an excellent time to complete an application form, which can be obtained from your broker or on the Voila! website, and submit the original to Voila!, who will then hand it over to the HealthCard team for processing. Before you know it you will be on your way to saving for those unforeseen and day-to-day medical expenses and benefit shortfalls, just by taking part in your favourite sporting activity. And with the option of additional secondary cards, your family can each have their own card to save with. The list of events that the sporting benefit extends to is available on the Voila! website, which can be accessed via a link on www.resomed.co.za, and includes a number of annual sporting highlights spread throughout the country. Voila! members can submit requests for reimbursement for events other than those included on the list, rebate for which will be solely at Voila!’s discretion. For more information on these and other benefits, contact the Voila! team on voila@resomed.co.za or call 0861 791 6425. Bon Voyage The Voila! travel is going places, and as this customer centric travel agency grows from strength to strength, the number of dedicated staff is on the increase. The elegantly turned out team always look at their best in their co-ordinated range of uniforms which are an indication of their commitment to excellence and superior service. Enjoy a short break As an added bonus, you can now download the free Voila! travel monthly calendar screensaver ,which is super handy for helping you manage your month. For more information on Voila! travel and other special offers visit www.voilatravel.co.za |
