Why encourage employees to look after their health & fitness?

If you asked any business what their most important asset is, the most likely answer would be its staff. As a business manager or owner its only natural that you want your employees to enjoy their work environment so that they bring the best of themselves to their jobs every day.

Everyone wants to be part of a workplace that takes a proactive approach to enriching the lifestyles of their employees. Here are seven very good reasons why your business should take an active role in your employees lifestyle choices and encourage them to embrace good health and fitness practices: 

1. Fit Employees Set and Achieve Goals
Extraordinary fitness often demands that an individual sets and reaches fitness-related goals. An employee with the proven ability to continually challenge themselves by setting and then meeting aggressive goals is a valuable asset to any organization.
Healthy employees are three times more productive than unhealthy employees, working 143 effective hours per month compared with 49.

2. Fit Employees = Confident Employees
A fit and healthy employee tends to have a higher level of self-confidence and self-esteem, which empowers them to challenge themselves and aspire to greater levels of achievement in the workplace.

3. Fit Employees = Energetic Employees
Regular exercise leads to increased and sustained energy throughout the day. This allows employees to focus their best efforts on their task at hand. Fit employees tend to have a body-mind balance that leads to a more positive attitude in the workplace.

4. Fit Employees = Reduced Sick Days
A person who is physically fit is more likely to have a strong immune system which makes them more resistant to illness than their unfit counterparts. Workers who report their own health as poor take an average 18 days sick leave a year, compared to two days for those in self-reported good health

5. Fit Employees = Less Stressed Employees
Regular exercise releases the physical and emotional tensions that life brings our way and so a fit employee tends to have lower overall stress levels.

6. Fit Employees = Fewer errors
Swedish researchers found fit workers make 60% fewer errors on jobs involving concentration and short-term memory.

7. Fit Employees = Less Presenteeism
More recently, the impact of presenteeism reduced productivity while at work due to illness has been quantified. In fact the impact of presenteeism on productivity is far greater than that of absenteeism. Research from the USA and Australia shows that presenteeism is two to three times more costly to your company than absenteeism.

An employer that encourages healthy lifestyle choices will reap the benefits of a more productive, positive and creative workforce. Further, it has been shown that employee turnover is significantly lower among employees that take advantage of a wellness programme implemented by their employer.

Going to Fit Figures gym & training in our positive, friendly & non crowded environment with a healthy Food plan is one way of keeping yourself healthy.

If we can help you & your staff, please contact us .

Employers may look at subsidizing these rates to their employees  as a benefit or employment package .

Please feel free to contact Brian McFarlane Owner, Mob 021 342682 Gym 07 847 2334,
or email to discuss your requirements

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