Business Wellness

Create a customized fitness plan for your employees that saves health care costs in the long – and short – run.

New research shows that employees who work out 8 times a month can save the company as much as 25 percent on health care related claims. And, the same exercise program can save your employees up to $40 a month in health care costs.

If you’re a downtown business owner looking to cut costs on health insurance, or looking for a program to help ease stress and anxiety for your employees, Get Fit MAT Pilates can create a customized wellness plan to help you achieve these goals. And, you can get started quicker than you can walk to the Green Bean for a cup of coffee.

First the numbers.

Savings for the group—Companies who invest in “multi-component workplace health promotion programs” enjoy an average reduction in sick leaves, health plan costs, workers’ compensation claims and disability costs of more than 25 per cent, according to the Canadian Healthy Workplace Council and the Graham Lowe Group.

Savings for you—Researchers found that participants who actually exercised 8 or more times a month, saved up for $40 per month in medical claims. (“Exercise Incentive Study Appears As Clubs Push For Tax Bills,” Life & Health/Financial Services Edition, May 2007). In addition:

Those who exercised at least 8 times per month spent 9.2% less than matched controls spent on prescription drugs, 13% less on physician claims and 64% less on facility claims, Medica researchers report. The new regular exercisers were about 30% less likely to enter the hospital as inpatients, and they were only half as likely to go to the emergency room.

Your plan? One Get Fit pilates class is just $10 per week. Find 4 more ways to exercise on your own by walking or taking a hike – and your $40 per week pays for itself in health care savings.

If you’d like to know more about starting a customized Health Savings Plan in your company, or, if you’re self employed and would like to join a group of folks, I can help you find a class that’s right for you.