| It is a well-publicized fact that exercise is the answer to burning away excess fat. Cardiovascular exercise will strengthen your heart & lungs, reducing your health risks (and waistline). Don�t forget muscle loss can lead to a slower metabolism, bone loss, skeletal shifting, imbalances, and injuries, whereas, toning will increase caloric utilization. |
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Want to recruit and retain the best, that money can�t buy? Being the best is how to get the best skilled workforce. A study uncovered that a significant factor in inspiring employee loyalty & commitment takes more than a paycheck- it includes feeling valued and being offered a supportive workplace with progressive opportunities to get involved. Offering ways to develop health and wellness helps. Call us for Corporate Rules and Rates ! It has been documented that employers who offer fitness centers have saved thousands of dollars in lost productivity, absenteeism and health care costs. (See Below). Schaumburg Corporate Fitness Center helps its companies be competitive. |
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| "Healthy people make healthy companies. Healthy companies are more likely, and more often, to make healthy profits.� Robert Rosen - Association of Worksite Health Promotion. |
| Annual Illness Costs (per person at risk) Smokers $960 Overweight $401 Excess Alcohol use $389 High Cholesterol $370 High Blood Pressure $343 Don�t use Seat Belts $272 Lack of Exercise $130 |
| Top Six Medical Expenditures: Back Injuries and Pain Elevated Blood Pressure Smoking Stress Elevated Cholesterol Weight Control |
| Health risks cost employers in lost productivity, and the toll of human illness, disability and premature death. The DuPont study found that employees with any six health risks were absent from work 10-32% more than employees not at risk. General Motors pays $3.4 billion annually for health care, that is more than $929 for every vehicle off the assembly line. A 14 year study showed that fitter employees have one-eighth as many injuries. Who�s paying the bill? Charges for hospitals and doctors have risen three times the inflation rate. It makes up 14.4% of the gross domestic product, $840 billion in 1992. Business and insurance pay 30%; consumers and the government pay 30%; state and local government picks up another 10%. Medical costs consume 50% of corporate profits. Sources: Business and Health: March 1992; American Journal of Health Promotion: May 1992, March 1993, and May 1996; Business Insurance: March 1996; Fortune: June 12, 1995; American Fitness Quarterly: October 1992; Healthy, Wealthy & Wise; 1994 WHY YOU? As a leader you have a vital role in motivating others to improve. A sedentary lifestyle has been identified as a major contributing factor in many diseases. Wellness leaders were traditionally doctors, and fitness educators, but increasingly it is corporations and employers, like you. Whereas, doctors profit from illness, health educators share their knowledge and training; providing service is their business. Companies strive to save money on health care; reduce absenteeism, and increase productivity. Health is not an absence of illness. Fitness is not about dieting, weight, or appearances. Physical activity need not be an �all or nothing� endeavor. It is a condition from within that is committed to health preservation, and improving the quality of life. Rising medical costs are hurting companies� competitiveness. �Companies face�huge liability for high-risk workers who are�tomorrow�s cardiac and cancer victims,� says Carson Beadle, director at a health care consulting firm. In most companies, 10% of its workforce account for 80% of its medical costs. The key is early detection, catching problems while they are still relatively inexpensive to treat with simple procedures or drugs, before diseases advance and require multiple operations or intensive therapies. The biggest challenge is identifying the high-risk people within the organization. Many do not realize their health is deteriorating that is why screening programs are valuable in uncovering disasters waiting to happen. Looking for red flags like high cholesterol and blood pressure, smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, and mental stress. The secret is to reduce the risks. Exercise has been repeatedly linked, in various studies, to have a positive affect on diseases. The US Surgeon General reports that less than 10% of Americans, over age 18, exercise. Studies have calculated the potential insurance premium savings of exchanging bad habits for healthy ones: Quitting Smoking $1,110 a year on the average cost of a smoker Started Exercising $260 a year per person Lowered Cholesterol $1,200 less in annual cardiac care costs Losing Weight $177 less a year, or $3 for every pound lost. How can I make a difference? -- Develop a supportive company culture -- Encourage participation -- Be an example, not only to subordinates, but for your family and friends. What you can do: (All these services are freely provided). > Introduce the fitness center and its staff to your new hires, and current staff; bring them down to see it. > Invite the fitness staff to offer a break-time or "lunch-n-learn" wellness seminar for your employees. > Schedule a 5-minute �Stretch Break� during your next conference meeting (subject to availability). > Contact us to plan and organize a company-wide screening: blood pressure, cholesterol, or osteoporosis. We also offer health risk Analysis and can provide you with on-site Flu Shots for your employees. (These services are offered for an nominal fee, and may be performed by an affiliated provider). > Subscribe to the fitness center�s educational newsletter, to be copied and distributed amongst employees, and post any specially promoted events and activity signage. |