Should you care if your employees are in good shape?
I’ve been in the United States Army for seven years. But it didn’t take me nearly as long to learn this golden rule: if you take care of your soldiers they, in turn, will take care of you.
Increasingly Corporate America is embracing this same concept by getting serious about health and wellness programs. Companies of all sizes have realized the many benefits of educating and coaching their employees on how to live healthier lifestyles. With the integration of concepts designed to focus on the importance of maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle, employees are:
- more attentive
- experiencing increased energy throughout the day
- missing work less due to health related issues
- bonding with their co-workers
- managing stress better
More than once when I felt like my body was completely worn down, my drill sergeant told me that my brain was more powerful than my body and that I could will myself into completing the physical task at hand. Indeed, there is a great amount of research that supports this premise. So it comes to follow that when companies make the effort to implement a quality, comprehensive health and wellness program that extends beyond a mere lifestyle assessment to include group fitness programs, promote eating right and to provide wellness coaching to assist with management of daily stress, their employees will feel taken care of and will, in turn, repay the investment in a variety of ways.
One of those ways is financial. Wellness Councils of America reports that at a minimum, when companies implement a wellness program it will pay for itself. Robust wellness programs that have the support and participation of senior management can earn a return of as much as seven times the company’s initial investment.
There is an informed advantage of being proactive by developing a health and wellness program at your place of business. Too many of us have spent too many years not paying enough attention to diet and exercise and the amount of stress in our lives. Take care of your soldiers. Take care of yourself. Be fit. Eat right. Think well.
I am teaming up with a group of Wichita’s top doctors to open a new well clinic in August called WELLNESS ONE. Our sole purpose is to provide every aspect of wellness without the use of drugs or surgery to the community and corporate industry in Wichita, KS. We will be having two open house in the month of August, one for the community and one for the corporate industry to show off what we can do for you. The dates are TBA. If you have any questions please feel free to email me or call me at
(316) 636-939
- One Love
Whether you can eliminate the need for drugs or surgery or not, fitness clearly helps reduce the need for either. It also improves a person’s general outlook on life and when they feel better, often they get better. It sounds like you’ve got a great strategy to help people find strength in their balance!
Awesome article Robbie! The ceo’s of todays society needs to realize that people appreciate being taken care of, yes it is our responsibility to ourselves to commit to a healthy lifestyle but sometimes we need that extra boost. If an employee feels appreciated and as if they are being taken care of they WILL in turn take care of that company…which will then “take care” of the ceo. :0) Sometimes its hard to put that initial investment into an idea or a program, but you have to take that step towards a better, healthier lifestyle and company attitude as a whole. Healthy employees are happy employees!
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