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FitforHire.com - A new resource for active professionals in Gainesville

FitforHire.com - A new resource for active professionals in Gainesville

Monday, June 16, 2008

	In Other News: Your comments in action - August 2008 Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Fitness Director Adrian Antigua shares responses to a handful of member-submitted comments from August. Class schedules change Sept. 8 Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Get a sneak peek at the changes to the group exercise schedules that will take place Sept. 8.

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Consider this: A company with 100 employees can save up to $170,000 annually by encouraging employees to be physically active, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
 
A new, free and easy-to-use resource offered by Gainesville Health & Fitness Centers, FitforHire.com is a job site that lets Gainesville employers connect with active professionals in the area. FitforHire.com will also be free from the clutter found on other job sites because only qualified Gainesville businesses, including Gainesville-area Chamber of Commerce members, will be allowed to post listings.
 
Go to FitforHire.com to get started.

 

Hiring employees who are committed to exercise
will boost employee morale, plus improve your bottom line.

 

• Companies that encourage its employees to exercise can reduce employee health costs by 20 percent to 55 percent, according to research from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• About 68 percent of employees are overweight in the United States, and an obese employee annually costs his employer an additional $460 to $2,500 in medical expenditures and absenteeism.

• For a company with 100 employees, that comes out to an extra expense of $170,000 a year just for those 68 employees, or nearly 3 times the cost of purchasing annual health club memberships for all 100 employees.

• Offering employee health incentives can increase worker productivity and enhance a company’s ability to attract and retain good employees, according to the U.S. Surgeon General.

 

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Did You Know? 

Regular physical activity will help your employees experience:
• Improved decision-making

• Improved efficiency

• Improved concentration

• Improved time management

• Higher morale

• Reduced mental errors

 

The U.S. Surgeon General has documented that physical activity reduces the risk of:
• Premature death

• Cardiovascular disease

• Coronary heart disease

• High blood pressure

• Colon cancer

• Obesity

• Diabetes

• Osteoarthritis