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Nevada Teammate Stephanie Eskeli Thrives on All Vitality Has to Offer

About a year ago, Stephanie Eskeli, Lead cal activity as well as the many other ways
Medical Assistant, Calvada, Nevada, to earn points in the program.
joined the Vitality wellness program. She
wanted to know more about her health Many of Stephanie’s fellow teammates
and what she could do to improve it, as have purchased the Apple Watch through
well as set goals and earn rewards. “I the Vitality program. She purchased a Fit-
had been exercising; I just wasn’t getting Bit, using Vitality bucks to do so. “These
a whole lot of results,” said Stephanie, devices help us to keep track of each
who has been with the organization for other,” she said. “We tell each other to get
five years. more steps in.”

Through education from Vitality, One of Stephanie’s goals right now is to
Stephanie has started to eat less salt and learn more about how her body and
Stephanie Eskeli at work.
to add more fruits and vegetables to her health will change as she ages, and learn-
diet. She also has created a home gym ing how to grow older with her husband
with many As Seen On TV exercise products, and she and while ensuring good health. She recalled a recent radio
some fellow teammates also use the gym that is right program’s question to listeners: What is in your pot of gold
across the street from work. at the end of the rainbow? Her answer to herself was:
good health.
What really motivated her and her fellow teammates to up
their exercise habits was the recently ended Vitality Points In addition to her own health, she wants to help others to
Blast Challenge (May 1 – July 31). Because so many people begin on a positive health journey. She tells new team-
wanted to participate, the site had two teams. “We work mates about the Vitality program and the various ways
in a giant building; we got to know each other,” Stephanie you can keep better track of your health. Although the
said. In addition to the many activities she and her team- points and bucks are nice (she has purchased two dresses
mates did during the points challenge, they also created a on Amazon and will use a hotels.com voucher for her son’s
bowling league. “This has brought us together with our upcoming wedding), she is in this for the long haul and for
families,” she said. “It’s keeping us motivated.” the benefits to her own health.

During the challenge, teammate Britney Benedict, who the “What I really enjoy most is how it has brought all of us to-
team referred to as the Vitality Nazi (in a good way), also gether,” she said. “This program has gotten all of us to do
ensured that everyone did all they could in terms of physi- healthy activities both inside and outside of work.”

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For more information about the Vitality program, go to MyHCP, Wellness/Vitality, or visit www.powerofvitality.com.