Current Trends in Employee Health & Fitness

• Total paradigm shift in how employee health & productivity are viewed by corporate America.
• Health & Fitness programs are no longer considered expenses to be controlled, but as an investment in Human Capital as a valuable asset of the company.
• Programs that maximize health are an investment in Human Capital assets, which produce returns competitive with investments in new computer systems or training programs.
• Forward thinking companies are integrating employee health & fitness as a business strategy that enables them to manage costs effectively, while investing in the potential of their Human Capital.
• Health and Fitness are used as performance drivers rather than cost drivers and as an investment in protecting, supporting, and enhancing Human Capital.
  
  - National Business Group on Health
  
  Fact: For every $1 a company spends on improving employee health & fitness, they earn a Return on Investment of $3 on average in lower health care costs and indirect costs (absenteeism, productivity, etc.)
  
  Fact: Non-participants in a worksite fitness center are more likely to report health-related work productivity limitations and overall work impairment than fitness center participants. Fitness center participation also is associated with 1.3 fewer short-term disability days per year per employee and .39 fewer health risks.