Furthermore, employers reap the benefits from employees with active lifestyles through:
Enhanced recruitment and
retention of healthy employees
Improved health care costs
Decreased rates of illness & injuries
Reduced employee absenteeism
The Small Business Wellness Initiative offers an Active Lifestyle wellness program designed to motivate employees to get active. For more information, contact us at 817.921.4260, ext. 258.
While the benefits of an active lifestyle are well-known and documented, employees often just cannot find enough time to fit physical activity into their daily routine. Other times, employees struggle to maintain an exercise program because they are not motivated or have not set clear goals.
If the overall well-being of employees’ health is not enough to make any employer promote an active lifestyle in the workplace, employers should consider the cost benefit of employee wellness to the company’s bottom line. Research suggests that there is a link between active living and individual employee well-being. Research also suggests that there may be increased costs for organizations that have physically inactive employees. Fatigue, inattention, accidents and low productivity are more common among inactive employees.
Businesses do not have to implement an entire workplace wellness program in order to encourage staff to be active. There are several simple ways that employers can motivate employees and promote an active lifestyle, such as organizing a workout team or exercise group, sponsoring a fitness brown bag lunch or offering membership discounts to a local gym.
Employers who take an interest in the health and well-being of their staff are making an important investment. Studies show that employees who maintain an active lifestyle benefit from the following:
Lower levels of stress
Increased well-being, self-image &
self-esteem
Improved physical fitness
Increased stamina
Potential weight reduction
ECLASS MAGAZINE / 2015