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The Health To Wealth Strategy

Do you believe your health is your wealth? Let the experts at Vision PT show you why the health to wealth strategy is the key to success.
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By Max Freeman at Bondi Junction

Did you know that in a recent survey conducted on Australian workers:

  • 62% are overweight of which 28% are clinically obese 
  • 10% are completely inactive
  • 46% are on high saturated fat diets and only 8% consume 5 or more serves of fruit and vegetables per day
  • 53% of Australian workers feel stressed or overwhelmed
  • 56% are participating in medium to high risk behaviours such as daily smoking and excess alcohol consumption
  • 56% of employees get less than 7 hours of sleep
  • 21% have experienced a medical condition in the last three months including back and neck pain (29%), heart disease (21%), migraine headaches (14%), asthma (13%) and depression (13%)

The issue is, this leads to an increase in lifestyle related disease, an increase in absenteeism, as well as a decrease in presenteeism (being at work, but due to illness or other health conditions, not fully functioning).

With Australians spending approximately 1/3 of their life at work, the workplace has now been recognised as a priority setting for health promotion by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Australian government.

What does the evidence say? According to Chapman (2007) *

  • 96% of "Best Practice" Australian organisations implemented health and wellbeing initiatives during the last 12months
  • Organisation that didn't promote health and wellness were four times more likely to lose talent in the next 12 months
  • Workplace health programs results in 

                 -  a 25% decrease in sick leave absenteeism

                 -  40.7% decrease in workers compensation costs

                 -  24.2% decrease in disability management costs

                 -  $5.81 saving for every $1 invested in employee well being

  • ​Research also showed where workplace health is managed well, financial performance increases more than 2.5 times.

If you believe your workplace or business would benefit from a better understanding around your health, get in contact for a free corporate wellness workshop where we can provide:

  • Corporate Wellness Seminars
  • Complimentary onsite Bioscans
  • Complimentary health consultations

 

Max Freeman

Director- Vision Personal Training Bondi Junction

Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) B.Com; B.ExPhys

 

*Chapman, L.S 2007, Proof Positive. Analysis of the Cost Effectiveness of Worksite Wellness, Seattle: Chapman Institute.

 

 

*Disclaimer: Individual results vary based on agreed goals. Click here for details.

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