What are most Canadians looking for out of their benefits plan? Exercise! Three out of five benefits plan members say the benefits they most want added to their coverage are fitness classes and training.

Have you got a chronic condition like diabetes, hypertension, anxiety, depression, low back pain, arthritis, etc. that you need to manage? Exercise can help prevent and manage over 25 chronic physical and mental health conditions.

Kinesiologists are Canada’s experts in exercise-based health care… and no benefits plan is complete without Kinesiology.

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Tell your employer and benefits provider that you want Kinesiology to be a part of your benefits package!

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Why Kinesiology?

Kinesiologists are regulated health professionals who deliver the benefits of clinical exercise for both physical and mental health. They make any benefits plan more competitive and effective, using clinical exercise to deliver prevention, management, rehabilitation and wellness coaching – all in one professional.

Did you know? In Ontario, Kinesiologists are a government-regulated health profession!

Through the science of human movement, Kinesiologists help…

Prevent and manage dozens of physical and mental chronic conditions.

Avoid and recover from injuries.

Improve productivity and reduce absenteeism and presenteeism.

Help avoid more costly critical health expenditures down the road.

Kinesiologists tailor exercise programming just for you and your physical and mental needs and abilities.

Two in three Ontarians have at least one chronic condition, including physical and mental health issues. Many of those conditions overlap. That’s why Kinesiologists provide special guidance, customization and coaching to overcome these barriers to maintaining their health and wellness.

Exercise is fundamental to physical and mental health… and Kinesiologists are the recognized experts in exercise as health care.

What makes Kinesiology so powerful?

Exercise can help prevent and manage more than 25 physical and mental chronic conditions.

Exercise helps prevent and manage common conditions like depression, anxiety, diabetes, heart conditions and chronic pain.

Exercise can help prevent and recover from injuries like musculoskeletal disorders – which make up 40% of workers’ compensation claims in Canada.

Health coaching from a professional, like a Kinesiologist, can improve factors like activity levels, weight management, self-efficacy, blood sugar, blood pressure and more.

Canadians are more likely to stick to their treatment program with the guidance of a Kinesiologist.

A Kinesiologist provides accountable, clinically grounded care that does more for your health than just a walk in the park or a gym membership.

Kinesiologists deliver coaching and guidance to meet your specific needs and keep you on track with their health and wellness goals. That means preventing and managing chronic conditions before they become critical or lead to more costly health care usage, like assistive devices or hospital visits. It means potentially reducing or avoiding the need for prescription drugs. And it means helping you avoid or rebound from injuries that can lead to expensive lost-time claims.

The Exercise Equation: Kinesiology + Benefits Coverage = Improved Health and Sustainability.

The surveys are clear: Canadians and their employers want Kinesiologists have to offer.

Not only do Canadian workers want exercise, nearly nine in 10 benefits plan sponsors want their plan to do more to support plan members with chronic conditions. Among Canadians with benefits who also have a chronic condition or pain, only 36% think their current coverage is enough.

Canadian workers want exercise.
Canadian employers want prevention.

Canadian benefits providers want sustainability.

Kinesiology is the solution to the Exercise Equation.

Do You Have an Health Spending Account (HSA) or Wellness Spending Account (WSA)? They Cover Kinesiology Services

Living in Ontario? You Might Already Be Covered.

Nearly six in ten Canadians with a benefits plan have access to a Health or Wellness Spending Account. These accounts can be used to cover the cost of any regulated health service.

In Ontario, Kinesiology is a regulated profession. That means if your benefit package doesn’t specifically cover Kinesiology your HSA or WSA will cover the cost of a Kinesiology visit!

If your benefits plan doesn’t offer a Health or Wellness Spending Account, tell your employer it’s time. They’re a quick and easy way to cover services flexibly, including Kinesiology.

Your voice matters. Let your plan sponsor and provider know how you feel.

Tell them it’s time.

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