Workplace Exercise Programs Work

With more and more workers stuck sitting at computers all day, many companies have setup on-the-job exercise programs.

After all, healthy employees take fewer sick days, and fewer sick days saves money.

So it’s a good thing a new study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, shows workplace exercise programs do their job, and improve employees’ health.

A review of previous studies, involving 38,000 people, revealed on-the-job exercise initiatives lead to healthy changes in activity level, cholesterol, body size, work attendance, and job stress.

And surprise-surprise, the most effective exercise programs were also the most convenient, like those with a gym on site, and ones that allowed employees to work out during the day, instead of having to come in early or stay late.

But exercising at work doesn’t have to be as involved as weights and treadmills. Tai Chi is becoming a popular activity, and is easy to at or away from your cubicle.

Via Reuters.

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