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Wellness Programs are vital to improving the health of our nations. Most adults spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, making it a excellent venue for promoting healthful habits.

The worksite organizational culture and environment are powerful influences on behavior and this needs to be put to use as a means of helping employees to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Benefits to Wellness Programs include –  

• Weight reduction

• Improved physical fitness

• Increased stamina

• Lower levels of stress

• Increased well-being, self-image and self-esteem

Companys can also benefit from Wellness Programs. According to recent research, employers’ benefits are –

• Enhanced recruitment and retention of healthy staff members

• Reduced health care costs

• Decreased rates of disease and injuries

• Lowered worker absenteeism

• Improved staff member relations and morale

• Increased productivity

A USA  Department of Health and Human Services report revealed that at worksites with exercise programs as components of their Wellness Programs have –

• Reduced healthcare costs by 20 to 55 percent

• Reduced short-term sick time by six to 32 percent

• Increased productivity by two to 52 percent

Thanks to modern medicine, life expectancy for Americans has continually increased. How much we enjoy these additional years, nonetheless, depends greatly on how we’ve lived our lives.

When our quality of life is to remain high so that we can fully enjoy these additional years, we must practice good consuming habits, be active and refrain from using tobacco products.