Exercise Is an Important Business Decision

Employee well-being has a positive effect on business. A recent study found that when employees exercise during the workday, their mood, job performance, level of concentration, work relationships and resilience to stress all improved. In fact, exercising three times each week for 30 minutes or more gives employees a 15 percent boost in job performance, and exercising during regular work hours can have an even greater impact on performance.

The substantial boost that exercise gives to employee engagement is especially significant. Research shows that employee engagement benefits an organization’s bottom line.  A Gallup research poll found that employees who are the most engaged have 37 percent lower absenteeism, 21 percent higher productivity and 22 percent higher profitability when compared to those least engaged.

To remain competitive, organizations should consider exercise as important as other business decisions and incorporate regular movement and exercise into the workday. This can improve worker performance, result in fewer sick days, increase job satisfaction, positively affect productivity and enhance employee recruitment.

Recognizing the business importance of motion in the workplace, senior executives across the country are participating in The CEO Pledge, a national campaign promoted by the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA), which encourages every CEO in the US to recognize physical activity as an important driver of employee health and business performance. CEOs that have signed the pledge include those from Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss & Co., Mary Kay and Wegman’s Food Markets.

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