• Pacific Bell’s FitWorks program decreased absent days .8 percent to save $2 million in one year.  FitWorks members also spent 3.3 days less on short term disability for an additional savings of $4.7 million.
• Ffocusing health promotion efforts on high risk employees can lead to better results. A national manufacturing company reports a decrease of 12.2% in illness days for these employees.
• A two year study by The DuPont Corporation of the effect of its comprehensive health promotion program on absences among workers reports that blue collar employees at intervention sites had a 14% decline in disability days vs. 5.8% decline for controls. There were a total of 11,726 fewer net disability days.

• A Johnson & Johnson study found that employee attitude changes were greater at health promotion intervention sites with significant positive attitude changes noted in the categories of organizational commitment, supervision, working conditions, job competence/security, and pay/benefits.
• In a Canadian government study, the Canada Life Assurance Company experimental group realized a 4% increase in productivity after starting an employee fitness program, compared to the control group. Further, 47% of program participants reported that they felt more alert, had better rapport with their coworkers, and generally enjoyed their work more.
• Swedish investigators found that mental performance was significantly better in physically fit workers than in non-fit workers. Fit workers committed 27% fewer errors on tasks involving concentration and short-term memory, as compared with the performance of non-fit workers.

As you can see, investing a small amount to help keep your employees healthy and fit will go a long way to helping to ensure the success of your company. An easy way to directly contribute to the well-being of your employees is through the offering of an effective fitness and nutrition program.