I am curious about motivation and how people can be motivated through alternative incentives other than money or things of monetary value. I also am curious as to how employer sponsored fitness programs benefit the workplace, because I farm for a living and at some point in the not so distant future I will need to hire employees and the nature of many agricultural jobs is physical and I think that could tailor well with the motivation of farm employees or any employees for that matter. Thirdly any incentive that would motivate people and save you money at the same time would be a great advantage to a company. This paper will provide evidence to answer how does the practice of having employer sponsored fitness programs benefit the workplace?
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They outline that these wellness programs are designed to help employees understand their risks, through a health risk assessment. Then adopt healthy behaviors to reduce or attempt to reduce the risks, Lifestyle management and behavior health programs are used to work on the decreasing the risk. Some common programs among companies were Smoking cessation, health care screening, exercise and fitness programs and stress management to name a few. Some companies even used the aid of giving financial reward as a means of motivation for employees. Given the option a large portion of employees voluntarily enroll in the program. The savings in less sick time was noticeable and the monetary savings for the companies were even substantial in some cases, Johnson and Johnson saved on average $225 per year per employee or about 8.5 million annually over the lifespan of the implemented policies with savings in more recent years of the study of more than double that. Some other benefits included reduced smoking rates and decreased cost of health care premiums. This paper will be useful in my understanding and explanation of other benefits I didn 't expect or overlooked and will help me see how all of the pieces fit together and affect each other. The source is a research paper written by a number of Dr.’s and is reliable …show more content…
The Practice of having employer sponsored fitness programs Benefits the company in a number of ways, Less sick time, a cost savings in medical expenses and reduced cost of insurance premiums, there is an added benefit of healthier workers. The cost savings took more than one year to occur as for the first year the added cost of the programs was countered by a benefit as the workers had not partook in the wellness activities long enough to reap a benefit. The savings can really add up through both monetarily and through all the added benefits of having a healthy workforce. The findings in the three resources were exactly what I was looking for in order to answer the question how does the practice of having employer sponsored fitness programs benefit the workplace? The three resources cover all aspects and make it very clear of all the
They outline that these wellness programs are designed to help employees understand their risks, through a health risk assessment. Then adopt healthy behaviors to reduce or attempt to reduce the risks, Lifestyle management and behavior health programs are used to work on the decreasing the risk. Some common programs among companies were Smoking cessation, health care screening, exercise and fitness programs and stress management to name a few. Some companies even used the aid of giving financial reward as a means of motivation for employees. Given the option a large portion of employees voluntarily enroll in the program. The savings in less sick time was noticeable and the monetary savings for the companies were even substantial in some cases, Johnson and Johnson saved on average $225 per year per employee or about 8.5 million annually over the lifespan of the implemented policies with savings in more recent years of the study of more than double that. Some other benefits included reduced smoking rates and decreased cost of health care premiums. This paper will be useful in my understanding and explanation of other benefits I didn 't expect or overlooked and will help me see how all of the pieces fit together and affect each other. The source is a research paper written by a number of Dr.’s and is reliable …show more content…
The Practice of having employer sponsored fitness programs Benefits the company in a number of ways, Less sick time, a cost savings in medical expenses and reduced cost of insurance premiums, there is an added benefit of healthier workers. The cost savings took more than one year to occur as for the first year the added cost of the programs was countered by a benefit as the workers had not partook in the wellness activities long enough to reap a benefit. The savings can really add up through both monetarily and through all the added benefits of having a healthy workforce. The findings in the three resources were exactly what I was looking for in order to answer the question how does the practice of having employer sponsored fitness programs benefit the workplace? The three resources cover all aspects and make it very clear of all the