How To Start
Take stairs when available
Company hosts activity events
Involve employees in community events
Offer discounted rates for gym memberships or have an on-site facility
Use stand up work stations
Utilize work breaks for activity
Push-ups, Sit ups, walk
Improve Value of the Company
Lower insurance premiums
Facilitate higher work productivity
Fitness challenges
Weekly BMI calculations for month long progress
Include reward incentives
Pay employees to exercise, 1 hour per day
Look better and feel better
Doing It Yourself
Personal well-being
Improve blood pressure, cholesterol, and general health
Improve quality of life
Increase in energy levels has shown to prevent degenerate diseases
Relieves anxiety and depression
Promote better sleep
Promote endorphins, a hormone that increases happiness
Website Links
Workplace Health Promotion - CDC
Workplace Exercises: How to burn calories at work - Mayo Clinic