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CORPORATE WELLNESS Increasing health care costs have been the focus of intense concern in the United States for at least a decade, and for good reason, considering that yearly national expenditures exceeded $1 trillion. Most cost-containment strategies have emphasized cutting the expense of healthcare delivery through steps such as increasing efficiency in managed-care organizations and limiting the length of hospital stays. These systemic steps have worked to some extent but health care expenditures are on the rise again, so there is a need for new strategies that stress injury and disease prevention and the individual’s responsibility for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.1 EXPERT FITNESS SOLUTIONS offers one of the best corporate fitness programs available. The benefits to be gained by implementing workplace fitness programs are win/win for both employers and employees as well. For Employers A six year study concluded that employees who kept their health-risk factors low incurred lower medical costs as compared with those whose health-risk status remained high.2 Work related injuries were also reduced. The studies also showed that exercise was both cost effective and cost beneficial, with a return on investment of $2 to $5 for every dollar invested.3 For Employees The importance of exercise for human well being is well established, though about 25% of Americans engage in no leisure-time exercise. A sedentary lifestyle is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and certain cancers.4 Corporate fitness programs provide tangible benefits, such as decreased absenteeism and work related injuries. Workplace fitness programs are also an excellent recruitment and retention tool, which will further improve employee morale. Some of the services that are implemented within the program are;
Let EXPERT FITNESS SOLUTIONS customize a corporate program that will boost productivity by providing a happy and healthy team. References For more information call (305)
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