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30 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2015 W H E R E W E L L N E S S D R I V E S B U S I N E S S To learn more about REV, visit wac.net/wellness-center/rev or contact the REV Program Director at 206.464.4637. speaks with experience about the value of REV. "e program is designed to take care of an executive group that has a great deal of responsibility, stress, and institutional knowledge," she says. "It's about the whole person, not just the brain sitting at a desk—their entire mind and body. You want to make sure you're investing in these people and keeping them, and your organization, in tip-top shape." Reach higher Bill Cohen, WAC Vice President Operations, has been active throughout his life, but he had never worked one- on-one with a personal coach. He was curious about how professional attention could impact his routine. "I thought I knew a lot about proper exercise and diet," he says. "I learned I didn't know as much as I thought I did." Bill has played in an adult baseball league for years. e fitness level he reached practicing with the team and working out on his own seemed great— until he began REV. "I learned a lot about reaching higher levels of exercise and also improving my diet," he says. "Having the REV team behind you is effective, enjoyable, and has resulted in steady progress." His REV program coach, Dan Dill, worked with Bill, Wayne Milner and CFO Paul Lowber. "ey were all very different in regards to their fitness needs," Dan says. "Executives are generally intense in focus and require fitness programs that are short in duration, challenging, and results-driven. e average person wants results, but an executive usually demands results." REV offers professional support and can function as a jump-start. Optimally, it will spark a commitment to lifelong better living. It also seeks to benefit both mind and body—no matter your age or fitness level. "e progress, the variety, the intensity, and the efficiency all made the experience worthwhile," says Paul, who has continued his commitment to work out with Dan. Paul hopes his improved fitness helps when he returns to WAC basketball league play this month. "We're working on strength and balance and flexibility," he says. "at should pay dividends on the court and hopefully extend my playing days." Paul isn't the only WAC executive who has opted for a follow-up REV session. In fact, they all have. "Habits are hard to break and hard to establish," Dan says. "Eight weeks is a great place to start." Revving up—without breaking down Über-ambitious executives pursue high- performance lives. In acknowledgement of this, an important component of the REV program is balance. In recent years, Tamela says, there's been a critical shi in corporate culture. "No longer is it a badge of honor to work nonstop, day and night, and not take care of yourself," she says. For companies that do engage with REV, the wellness benefits achieved open doors to a new mindset. Not only that, but their executives know they are valued and that their companies care about them— not just their bottom-line production. "We know that in showing a commit- ment to the health of our people we engender an even greater sense of loyalty and commitment to the organization," WAC President & CEO Chuck Nelson says. "REV leads to healthier, happy, and committed team members." Wendall takes another perspective. "e executive group of any organization is an essential piece of equipment," she says. "You need to take care of it, not just hope for the best." —Michelle Feder is a Seattle-area freelance writer.