Businesses
trying to increase productivity should offer their employees more wellness
programs. A research from the Health
Enhancement Research Organization (HERO),
Brigham Young University and the Center for Health Research at Healthways shows:
- Employees who eat healthy all day long were 25 percent more likely to have higher job performance.
- Employees who eat five or more servings of fruit and vegetables at least four times a week were 20 percent more likely to be more productive.
- Employees who exercise for at least 30 minutes, three times a week, were 15 percent more likely to have higher job performance.Overweight workers experienced lower job performance and higher absenteeism, compared to those employees who suffer from depression and other chronic diseases or conditions.
Investigating
the link between employee health, performance and productivity reinforces the
business case for employers to provide comprehensive, evidence-based health management programs for their work force.
