Workers who are physically active reap the following benefits for themselves:
- Lower blood pressure
- Decreased cortisol levels
- Better sleep
- Easier to maintain a healthy weight
- Improved mood
- Increased immune system
- Lower risk of heart disease
- Lower risk of cancer
- Lower risk of diabetes
- Decreased stress
- Decreased recovery time from illness or injury
- Higher self esteem
- Decreased back pain
- Decreased cases of disability
Workers who are physically active reap the following benefits for their employers:
- Increase in productivity
- Decreased sick pay
- Decreased chance of worker injury
- Decreased cost for health insurance
- Reduced stress in fellow employees (having to pick up someone else’s slack is a great source of stress for many employees)
- Improved worker morale
- Decrease in employee sick time
- Absenteeism is reduced by 27% for those exercising and eating healthy regularly
- Decreased worker compensation claims
- Decreased employee turnover. Happy employees stay longer at the job.
We’re here to help employees get and stay healthy!
I & O Medical has got your back! We are here to help your employees get fit. A check up by a physician should be the first step in starting a physical fitness regime. Some benefits from physical fitness are immediate. Take the first step in getting healthier today!