The increase of companies’ health care expenditures has proven a low worker’s productivity. High health care expenditures such as medical insurance premiums, high-level absenteeism, increases worker’s compensation claims, high level of tardiness, and hospital stays.
In a recent study done by Discovery Health (Health company index 2011) the following trends were demonstrated:
- 82 % employees don’t meet the required physical activity guidelines
- 63 % of employees are at an unhealthy weight and further 25 % are obese
- 76 – 100 % of employees are inactive at work for at least half their working day
- 4 % of all employees had 5 or more risk factors
- 3% reported having one or more chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, lung disease, high cholesterol.
Thus in view of the current tendencies and continuous focus on health, wellness and longevity in the corporate world nationally and internationally, Fitness for All made a conscious decision to broaden their focus to ensure that there is a definite provision to all employees whether they want to lose weight, up their fitness levels, feel confident or just want to look good in their favourite outfit.
Fitness for All endeavours to focus on changing the mindsets and behaviours of people at all levels.
In so doing the appropriate questions to ask would be:
- Have you recently given serious thought to making a personal lifestyle change related to better health? (For example, lose weight, change the kinds of foods you eat, become more physically active, reduce stress, and stop smoking.)
- Do you typically take regular breaks during the day? (i.e. plan for breaks most days)
- Would you be more willing to take breaks if you knew that your workplace encouraged it?
- Making important lifestyle changes is rarely easy for anyone. Still, some people have a better chance for success when they work with a buddy or in a group. Others have a better chance for success working by themselves. Which style better fits you?
The founder of Fitness for All is a known fitness/running coach and has been working with individuals in achieving their running goals as well with corporates in weight loss programmes for the past 4 years. He is level 2 certified coach in middle distance.
In so doing the ultimate goal is to ensure that Fitness for All is enhanced as an ambassador for fitness with a unique approach. The concept include the implementation of an awareness through various mediums such as social media, LinkedIn, health magazines, etc with the focus on providing products, services, training, information, and a formation and increased focus on using health to narrate a tale.