Corporate Crisis
“ The Crisis – Current Trends ”
90%”
If current trends continue, 90% of the adult population in the U.S. will be overweight or obese by 2020, with associated health care cost skyrocketing to almost $960 billion dollars. Source: Baker Harrell, Active Life HQ.
The Beginning of the end.
There was a time when physical-education class was mandatory in our schools. Budget cuts and failing math and English scores drove students off the playing fields and back into their desks. Now the country is suffering the repercussions of the sedentary lifestyle and it has transferred into the workplace. The only exercise most people get now a days is the walk to their car, from their car to the elevator, and back again at the end of the day. This must change. Having a gym right in the building where they work, and their employer offering a wellness program that includes diet nutrition, workout plans and personal training, leaves one with very little excuses not to be fit and healthy. Of course, this trend has nothing but positive effects on the employees, the employer and the overall wellness of the corporation.
Employers can no longer take the “wait & see” approach to wellness, they must be proactive.
Overweight and obese employees reduce your company’s bottom line. Absenteeism, presenteeism (showing up sick), lower productivity, higher insurance costs to both the employees and the company is the crisis we face. Obese men rack up an additional $1,152 a year in medical spending, hospitalizations and prescription drugs. Obese women account for an extra $3,613 a year. Source: Cawley and Chad Meyerhoefer of Lehigh University reported in Journal of Health Economics.
BMI Scale (body fat ratio)
| Description | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Athletes | 14–20% | 6–13% |
| Fitness Person | 21–24% | 14–17% |
| Average Person | 25–27% | 18–21% |
| Overweight Person | 28-31% | 22-24% |
| Obese Person | 32%+ | 25%+ |
The Average American Working Class Woman is between 28-42% Body fat.
The Average American Working Class Male is between 23-38% Body fat.
America is under a severe inactivity crisis, and we're seeing that in rising obesity rates.
The U.S. health care reform law of 2010 allows employers to charge obese employees 30%-50% more for health insurance if they decline to participate in a qualified wellness program.
(Source Reuters by Sharon Begley NEW YORK | Apr 30, 2012)
In Texas alone, obesity costs businesses $9.5 billion – more than $4 billion for health care, $5 billion for lost productivity and absenteeism, and $321 million for disability.
Negative Results Of not working-out
Weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, fatigue, chronic body aches and chronic diseases such as heart disease, depression, and diabetes. All of these conditions make it harder to lead by example, and certainly make being successful more challenging.
ROI Even if you have a wellness program in place at your company, frequently it goes unused (or is under-used). Employees may feel they don’t have enough time, or perhaps they are not clear on the benefits of the program or how to take advantage of it. Your company is spending valuable time and money on a program that is ineffective and not producing results.
Of the programs that actually working, the results are impressive:
- - Companies supporting wellness have better financial outcomes and lower employee turnover
- - For every $1 spent on wellness programs, more than $3 is returned in reduced medical costs and almost $3 in reduced absenteeism. Source: health Affairs, 2010
- - Health care expenses are reduced and productivity among employees in increased
- - Top Talent is attracted to companies with culture of wellness
Even beer companies are reaping the benefits! Coors Brewing Company’s wellness statics show and average company medical insurance saving of $5.50 per $1 spent on fitness facilities and equipment. It also reports an 18% drop in absenteeism for employees participating in its corporate wellness program.
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