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Industry News Studies Profiting from Workplace Exercise
Industry News Studies Profiting from Workplace Exercise
| Profiting from Workplace Exercise |
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| Tuesday, 15 December 2009 20:38 |
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An analysis of dozens of workplace exercise programs found a wide range of benefits for workers and employers alike. Benefits include improved overall fitness, lower cholesterol, and reduced job stress and absenteeism. Tracking more than 38,000 individuals at dozens of organizations, researchers from the University of Missouri identified a pattern of traits that tend to make a program successful: an onsite exercise facility; a program developed in coordination with the company; and the ability to work out during the work day. A reduction in job stress and lost work days, implies the study, which appeared in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, holds the potential to boost a company’s bottom line.