THE U.S. HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF PREVENTABLE DEATHS AMONG 19 INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS
– Health Affairs
Fact: According to the Department of Labor, American employers lose over $300 billion dollars of productivity annually due to illness, sick days, absenteeism and sub-par performance.
Fact: According to the Wellness Council of America, more than 100 million workdays are lost each year just to lower back pain.
Is a Corporate Wellness program build on the concept of creating awareness:
-Current health status and risk
-Healthy Lifestyle Choices
-Promoting Health Risk Prevention
which in turn, theoretically will decrease employee illness and therefore, the need to use their insurance, thereby lowering costs and increasing attendance and productivity at work, among other benefits. One of our goals will be to focus to build corporate wellness to reduce chronic illness and prevention.
-Decreased use of health benefits
-Decreased rate of absenteeism
-Decreased number of accidents and injuries
-Reduced employee turnover
-Increased employee engagement in their work
-Increased employee productivity
-Increased employee morale
-AND increased quality of life for your employees
-One in every two Americans has a chronic condition; and 96% of them live with an illness that is invisible
-Four in five health care dollars are spent on people with chronic conditions
-Heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes are among the most prevalent, costly and preventable of all health problems
-80% of all cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes could be prevented by a healthy diet coupled with regular exercise
$1,100 a year for every employee who breaks their addictive smoking habit.
$269 a year for every employee who progresses from couch potato to fitness enthusiast.
$1,200 a year on employees who reduce their cholesterol levels from just 240 milligrams to 190 milligrams.
$177 a year for every employee who goes from obesity (more than 30 pounds overweight) to a healthy weight.
$6 in insurance costs for every dollar spent on a preventative health and wellness program
The focus of Caliber Fitness Corporate Wellness Program is “prevention” by getting your people motivated, educated and ACTIVE!! By focusing on prevention, your company will spend less on “treatment” which could potentially save your company thousands in healthcare costs
Caliber Fitness corporate wellness program does not make the mistake of just addressing awareness. Our Corporate Wellness program is designed to provide your company with a maximum return on investment through cultivating a corporate wellness culture. We also do all the administrative work of setting up our wellness program to save your company man-hours.
-Fun and challenging physical fitness activities (offered 1, 2 or 3 days a week)
-Expert coaching by certified personal trainers (for all age and fitness levels)
-Access to easy, no equipment necessary, workout videos/sheets to be used when away on business
-On-line nutrition counseling
-Weekly emails to employees
