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Damaging behaviors like smoking, Internet overload, stress, and overall bad lifestyle choices can hinder productivity and drive up health care costs for your business.
Here are a few tips on how to help employees curb bad habits in the workplace:
Smoking. U.S. businesses are paying an estimated $3,391 extra per smoker per year in direct medical costs … Continue Reading »

Good news!
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced that overall flu activity in the U.S. decreased in the month of January.
Hopefully, your employees are among the millions of people following flu prevention tips, like getting a flu shot, and being diligent about hand washing.
But what about H1N1? The dreaded H1N1 (swine flu) strand causes … Continue Reading »

Cardiovascular exercise has been proven to reduce life threatening diseases like heart disease and obesity, but did you know that it may also help make you smarter?
A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that running positively impacts the brain by increasing cells in the hippocampus, or the part of … Continue Reading »

Great news for all wellness providers!
More research, including this recent study published in the January/February issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion, found that employees who participated in a wellness program at work had significantly lower health care costs.
In the study, employees who were active participants  in their wellness program, significantly decreased … Continue Reading »

According to a recent report, job satisfaction has reached an all time low. Only 45% of workers surveyed said they were satisfied with their job, versus 61.1% in 1987 when the survey first started.
With one in 10 Americans unemployed today, the looming threat of job loss, decreased team morale, and high stress levels in the … Continue Reading »

If you’re looking to increase productivity and decrease healthcare costs for your business, start by putting your best foot forward: A walking program can help employees achieve a healthy BMI, and maintain a more positive attitude overall.
Which also translates to a healthier bottom line: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medical expenditures … Continue Reading »

It’s a new year, and you know what that means.
Everyone is on a diet.
According to the Food and Health Survey from the International Food Information Council, 61% of consumers are looking to lose 20 pounds or more, and 64% are taking steps to improve their diet.
This is great news considering the rising obesity rate in … Continue Reading »

The CDC says that 36% of U.S. adults did not engage in any leisure-time physical activity in 2008. Urging regular exercise is nothing new given America’s hefty overweight and obesity statistics. But even lean, inactive men and women are at higher risk of death and disease. The emphasis should not necessarily be on obesity, but … Continue Reading »

It’s no surprise: Smoking is terrible for your health.
But did you know that if you employ smokers, your bottom line may be taking a hit: U.S. businesses are paying an estimated $3,391 extra per smoker per year in direct medical costs and lost productivity from smoking-related illnesses like cancer, heart disease, stroke, and chronic … Continue Reading »

Help employees start the year off right by giving them lifestyle tools they need to lose weight, increase energy, and decrease stress in 2010.
After all, healthy employees equal a healthier bottom line: Ten years ago, the total direct and indirect cost of obesity on US businesses was an estimated $117 billion, according to the Centers … Continue Reading »