The Human Resources Dilemma:

Businesses are struggling to find the balance between their business budgets and their employees well-being. The spiraling cycle of rising health insurance costs, business taxes, unproductive employees, is creating mountains of paperwork and a massive drain on your time. With over 41% of American workers mired in chronic illness and the complexity of insurance programs to deal with, businesses are caught in the middle. Their bottom line really shows the effects.

Businesses who supplied good and useful wellness information to their employees and the occasional speaker saw some positive changes, yet not the lasting results they wanted. Without action nothing much changes. The keys to that action are exercise, proper nutrition, and professional guidance. Businesses need support in helping their employees become more engaged in their own healthcare.

How Does Your Business Compare?:

Statistically if there are 100 people in a company…

  • 1 uses cocaine
  • 5 are being treated for diabetes
  • 12 drink alcohol heavily
  • 10 have high blood pressure
  • 13 have diabetes (5 don’t know they have it)
  • 25 smoke cigarettes
  • 25 have high cholesterol
  • 29 have heart disease
  • 34 are overweight by more than 20%
  • 60 feel they are under moderate stress

These unhealthy lifestyles and habits all contribute to the escalation of healthcare costs. In addition they result in decreased productivity and increased injury and absenteeism. Most are the result of treatable illnesses, conscious decisions, inadequate information and ignorance.

Source: United Health Foundation and American Public Health Association Annual Report, Presented December 2005 and The Wellness Councils of America. Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: Fundamentals of Workplace Health Promotion, p.24 1995

Wold Fitness Boot Camp Corporate Wellness Membership:

Wold Fitness Corporate Wellness Systems are designed to encourage mutually beneficial programming between the corporation and the employees.

Corporations benefit greatly by decreasing healthcare costs

Employers who invest in health and fitness promotion programs can see a return of $3 – $6 for every dollar invested over a 2 – 5 year period.

Documented savings are observed in:

  • Medical costs
  • Absenteeism
  • Worker’s comp claims
  • Short-term disability
  • Presenteeism (lower on-the-job efficiency due to employee health problems.)

* Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Dec. 2005

Employees are healthier and more productive

There are over 900 articles that analyze the research and anecdotal evidence of the cost-effectiveness of worksite wellness programs. In a review of these articles, there has been shown to be a:

  • 28% reduction in sick leave absenteeism
  • 26% reduction in use of the health care benefit
  • 30% reduced worker’s comp claims and disability management

* Source: Larry Chapman, “Meta-evaluation of Worksite Health Promotion Economic Return Studies”, The American Journal of Health Promotion, 2003

A recent study showed that corporate fitness participants had 1.3 days fewer short-term disability claims per year per employee than non-participants and had fewer health risks.

*Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, April 2006

But Wait, There’s More!:

You should take note of these interesting corporate wellness statistics:

  • 50+% percent of U.S. companies are operating corporate wellness programs.
  • Corporate wellness statistics depict a savings of $2.30 to $10.10 for every $1 spent on wellness initiatives.
  • An Ipsos-Reid corporate wellness statistics paper in 2004 found the three major preventable causes of staff absenteeism to be mental health (anxiety and/or depression), stress and a bad relationship with a supervisor.
  • At the Coors Brewing Co., corporate wellness statistics illuminate a savings of $5.50 per $1 spent on fitness, with a positive side-effect of participant absenteeism dropping by 18%.

Beyond Direct Savings:

A growing body of evidence suggests that effectively run corporate fitness and wellness programs results in the following benefits:

  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Increased productivity
  • Increased employee health and energy levels
  • Improved self-confidence
  • Improvement in morale and camaraderie amongst employees
  • Enhanced creativity and ability to concentrate
  • Decreased stress levels
  • Cheaper than a raise
  • Reduced employee turnover
  • Decreased injuries and health problems, and decreased disability and worker’s compensation costs
  • Enhanced recruitment potential

Why Not Just A Gym Membership?:

Simple, a gym membership doesn’t provide the guided, systematic health and fitness programming that can only be accessed through an experienced trainer.

Plus, research has found that the only employees who will make use of a corporate gym membership are those who would have used a gym membership anyway – less than 10% of a typical staff.

Bootcamp-style group workouts provide the guidance, motivation, and social support to encourage the other 90% of employees to take charge of their own health.

The Program:

Your employees/team members will receive full membership in the Wold Fitness Bootcamp Gym along with an email subscription to the Fit Body Bulletin health and fitness newsletter.

The bootcamp meets Monday through Friday with sessions at 6am, 8:30am, and 5:30pm.  Your employees will be able to come up to five days a week! This wide range of scheduling choices offers your team the MAXIMUM opportunity for getting in great shape.

Our bootcamp is systematic workout program based on safe, results-oriented progression. This program hits every aspect of fitness and health including cardiovascular, muscular endurance & strength, flexibility, and pre-hab (prevention of injuries)

  • Evaluated by a Doctor of Physical Therapy for the most up to date techniques and safety
  • Hierarchy system that allows each program developed to be modified based on injury or individual health needs

Most exclusive combination of exercise technology that will totally motivate your employees as they use the hottest, most effective fitness tools (the same ones they see Hollywood stars and ESPN athletes using, like the TRX, kettlebells, ValSlides, and more)

Skin On The Table:

The biggest key to getting employee involvement is to make sure they have “some skin on the table.”

That’s why the Wold Fitness Corporate Bootcamp Membership is a “use-it-or-lose-it” program.  You can set a minimum number of classes employees need to attend each month, if they miss their target two months in a row, you can revoke their membership!  (Due to HIPAA regulations Wold Fitness can only share attendance statistics with employers, not weight or bodyfat measurements)

I’ll work with you to develop other motivational tools to use, specific to your company and business culture.  Examples include: Weight loss contests between departments, fitness challenge days, bonuses for fitness attendance, etc