Wellness Programs Promote Healthy Employees
With a new study revealing that making four lifestyle changes can help reduce the risk of major chronic illness, it’s not surprising corporations are taking a closer look at launching wellness programs.
According to the seven-year-plus study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, people who do not smoke, have a body mass index lower than 30, exercise for at least three-and-a-half hours each week and eat a healthy diet with many fruits, vegetables and whole-grain bread can reduce the risk of chronic illness like diabetes, heart attack, stroke and cancer by an average of nearly 80 percent.
How do wellness programs promote healthy behaviors?
Wellness programs not only help improve the health of employees by motivating them to take care of themselves, but they also reduce these alarming health care costs associated with obesity and other major health issues.
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