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Employer Tips for Leading the Way to Wellness for Their Employees

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Employer Tips for Leading the Way to Wellness for Their Employees

With health care costs at an all-time high, the impact of poor health on employee productivity and company profits has reached critical proportions. Over the past 12 years, the costs of health insurance premiums have gone up by roughly 160 percent, worker’s earnings by 50 percent and inflation by 38 percent. As costs continue to spiral out of control, it is imperative for companies to develop a strategy and plan to control future health care costs.

David Atkinson, Partner at Cooper Consulting Partners, shares how to improve financial sustainability and cultural strength in your company.

Get Serious About the Economics of Employee Health
There is one invariable truth – a company is only as healthy as its employees. Yet organizations are struggling to communicate how employee health impacts bottom line costs and workforce productivity.  While many businesses have implemented internal wellness initiatives, these small changes are not impacting the overall health of their workforce.

To influence a true culture of wellness in a business, leadership must educate employees on rising health care costs and how an active lifestyle can contribute to the success of the company.

A key factor in the success of an organization’s health is instilling the same passion for wellness in company leadership. When executives take accountability for their personal health, they are igniting a spark to initiate positive change within the business. Research from The Cooper Institute proved that a physically fit leader is better equipped to handle rigorous demands placed upon him or her. This shows that leaders hold the key to set the example and accept the responsibility to model healthy behaviors in the workplace.

Fit to Lead Academy
To help improve employee health and control health care costs, Cooper Consulting Partners developed the Fit to Lead Academy, a suite of science-based  programs that engage leaders and employees in personal accountability for their health and wellness.

Leading a Fit Business
This in-person, full day workshop addresses the health of company leadership. The customizable program is an opportunity for leaders to commit to the path of health and wellness, while receiving the tools and resources to lead a cultural revolution in their organization.

During the workshop, executives learn how to fit proper fitness and nutrition into a busy lifestyle, along with the impact stress has on professional productivity. With more than 40 years of Cooper Clinic patient data, executives are shown how these principles can reduce incidence of heart disease, lower cancer risk, control weight and enable stress management.

The “1-thing” concept taught during the program also helps leaders to identify what matters most and what they need to focus on for a healthier, more productive life. Through a systematic process, achievable goals are set and an action plan is created to see sustainable, immediate results.

Executives walk away with new knowledge and action plans to become more effective leaders, while empowering employees to follow their lead toward a complete picture of health.

Leading a Fit Life
This scalable, online program is an eight-week course that uses the same concepts and curriculum from the Leading a Fit Business program and makes it available to any employee-size group and their spouses. Less about leading a healthier company and more focused on leading a healthier lifestyle, the digital format provides tools and motivation that will lead to greater energy, focus and productivity to help your employees on the path of changing behavior.

If you would like to learn more about the Fit to Lead Academy or Leading a Fit Life, click here or call 972.560.6306.

Together we can make a healthier environment, encourage stronger performance and reduce health care costs.
 

Article provided by Cooper Aerobics Marketing and Communications.