Onsite Fitness Centers Show ROI
With convenience a major factor in sustaining employees' participation in fitness programs, onsite fitness facilities can show a significant payback in little time.
Why would your organization want an onsite fitness center? Consider the success other organizations have experienced with their programs:
- Dupont reduced absenteeism by 47.5 percent over six years for employees who participated in its corporate fitness program. (Health Behavior, March 1992)
- Steelcase conducted a study showing 55 percent lower medical claims costs for corporate fitness program participants than non-participants over a six year period. (The American Journal of Health Promotion, September/October, 1991)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana found that its corporate fitness program had a 250 percent return on investment. That's $2.51 for every $1 invested over a five-year period. (The American Journal of Health Promotion, March/April, 1991)
- At Union Pacific Railroad, 80 percent of employees reported that their exercise program was helping them become more productive at work, and 75 percent thought regular exercise was helping them achieve higher levels of relaxation and concentration.
Learn more about how TriHealth Preventive Health Systems can help your organization develop and manage an onsite fitness center and fitness programming.