Alex Glasscock, co-founder & CEOIn an exclusive interview with Manage HR magazine, Alex Glasscock, founder and CEO of The Ranch, shares insights on how his healthy lifestyle company is helping corporations execute thoughtful and personalized physical and mental wellness programs for their employees. The Ranch is renowned for its luxury wellness and fitness retreats in Malibu, Italy, and opening in June 2023, Hudson Valley, New York, which offers lasting health benefits. It believes when employees are provided with adequate resources to enhance their physical, mental, and spiritual fitness, they are better equipped to increase the overall productivity and performance of the company.
Revamping the Corporate Wellness Space
The Ranch is dedicated to transforming the corporate wellness space by providing guided wellness programs that boost the physical, mental, and spiritual wellness of corporate teams. Our tailored programs help companies provide their employees with a much-needed physical and mental retreat. The program can accommodate 25 or more people in the course of three to seven days or more, depending on their requirements. We have been implementing the program for the past 12 years, and from our experience, it became evident that when a group of people finds themselves together, say somewhere slightly outside their comfort zone, it is natural to harmoniously connect, bond, and be healthy together. We are providing a suitable platform to this end.
To facilitate this, we offer award-winning luxury wellness and fitness retreats to our corporate clients, which help them build a highly energized and power-packed team with heightened self-esteem and confidence. Our guided fitness regime and immersive group programs are thoughtfully created to help build a stronger and healthier workforce for clients. Through our programs, we are able to substantially improve the morale and performance of teams and departments, ranging from C-suites to entry-level employees. Our program is structured to help people achieve their true potential, unlock their best selves, and ultimately have better clarity of thought and a greater outlook on life.
Balanced and Healthy Living through Guided Fitness Regime
Our guided fitness regime is carefully crafted to effect a sustainable healthy change in the daily lives of our clients. The program adopts a holistic approach to fitness, taking into account the overall stimulation and well-being of mind and body. The comprehensive fitness regime immerses people in a rigorous fitness routine that demands them to wake up early, practice stretching, yoga, and mindful meditation, adopt a plant-based nutritious diet, and take refreshing hikes. A remarkable aspect of this program is its approachability, in the sense that anyone, regardless of physical abilities, age, shape, or size, can have an equally effective and enjoyable experience. To make this real, The Ranch provides tailored services to the different needs of its clients. For example, we customize hiking sessions for people of all abilities, including the differently abled, wherein they can hike at their own pace and not worry about the distance.
Another aspect of the fitness regime is centered on nutritious food. Being fit largely depends on one’s food habits, and the Ranch acknowledges that nutritious food is the foundation of a healthy body. Keeping this in mind, our program incorporates a 1400-calorie plant-based menu rich in nutritious value. This way, we help lower the calorie intake of people. We provide them properly calibrated food that gives energy at the right times of the day and ultimately helps clean the body’s internal system. It detoxifies the body in the healthiest way possible, without undergoing a keto diet or starvation. We can also provide people with larger portions and more snacks should they not wish to lose weight or simply want more food.
Along with food, our fitness regime emphasizes the importance of nature retreats. The healing power of nature walks is often taken for granted, and our guided fitness regime is bringing it to the forefront through hikes along mountains and hills. A refreshed and rejuvenated mind and body await you in the end.
Leading and Guiding with Dedicated Team
We believe that any fitness strategy can be easily tamed with proper guidance and awareness. This is where our staff comes in. The Ranch is equipped with highly positive and nurturing staff who guides employees through the fitness regime. Right from the start, our team educates and prepares the employees to embark on a holistic journey.
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The comprehensive fitness regime immerses people in a rigorous fitness routine that demands them to wake up early, practice stretching, yoga, and mindful meditation, adopt a plant-based nutritious diet, and take refreshing hikes
With dedicated services and support from our staff, corporate teams can relieve work-related stress and anxiety in short time frames. It allows business people preoccupied with multiple tasks to take a break from their hectic schedules and let go of the stress. Our staff makes sure to help them think and live in the moment during the process. The employees are recharged and then return to the workplace with increased enthusiasm and vigor. The fact that we do it in groups lets the staff and employees connect, share ideas, and have greater clarity of thought. It also helps the employees empathize and bond with each other and, in turn, build a stronger and more cooperative team.
The Results of Transformative Well-being
We have had people with diseases like type two diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune issues prior to joining our guided fitness program. We can proudly say that our program has helped many of them significantly lower their medication intake. After joining our program, people became aware of their mind-body balance. Through proper guidance and services, our fitness program enabled clients to foster a healthy lifestyle for their employees. It made them realize that keeping a proper diet and regular exercise can go a long way in resetting, healing, and maintaining the body.
The fitness program has also helped employees improve their body mass index (BMI). No matter how much you weigh, it’s vital to have a solid body composition. The more muscle and less body fat you have, the healthier and more functional your body is. Through our program, we have helped clients with high BMIs shed body fat and gain muscle in a short period. We educate them on the importance of body composition. We have had guests shed 70 to 100 pounds following the fitness program over the course of a year, consequently increasing their blood quality. With more control over their physicality, many later participated in competitive sports like marathons. This transformation ultimately benefited the employers, who now have a stronger and healthier workforce that can take their companies to greater heights.
Immersive Group Program: Tradition Meets Modernity
The idea for the immersive group program was conceived to deliver a comprehensive wellness experience to corporate teams. This program particularly stands out for its blended nature, which allows traditional and newer modalities to go hand in hand. On the traditional side, we go back to the roots and adopt wellness practices inspired by nature that include hikes and a plant-based diet. We have also incorporated modern ways to keep up with changing times, like a plunge pool and cryotherapy sauna that can effectively reduce inflammation and swelling in joints after rigorous exercise. Apart from these facilities, we provide IV therapy, cholesterol testing, blood testing, and weighing and measuring before and after the program to help our clients realize the transformation in their body mass. The immersive group program equally benefits team-building along with personal development. We aspire to further create better wellness programs for our clients and continue to make the adage, “a healthy mind resides in a healthy body,” true.
