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Return on Investment
- Bank of America realized a return of $6 for every $1 spent on its health-promotion program. --American Journal of Health Promotion
- PepsiCo found that its corporate fitness program produced a 300% ROI. --Fitness Systems
- New York Telephone saw a return of $1.95 for every $1 spent on corporate fitness. --Compensation and Benefits Management
Reduced Employee Turnover
- Tenneco found that employees who participated in its corporate fitness program were 13% less likely to leave the company than those who did not. --Business & Health
- The annual turnover rate for participants in British Columbia Hydroelectric’s fitness program was 3.5%, compared to a company-wide average of 10.3% --Cigna
- Toronto Life Assurance reported that turnover of employees in the wellness program was 1.5%, versus 15% for non-participants. --Economic Benefits of Enhanced Fitness, Roy Shepherd
Reduced Absenteeism
- The average annual per capita increase in medical expenditures and absenteeism associated with obesity ranges from $450 to $2,500 per obese employee. Costs increase along with BMI. The combined annual per capita cost of being an obese man, including medical expenses and absenteeism, ranges from $460 to $2,030. For women the per capita cost ranges from $1,370 to $2485.- IDEA Fitness Journal , January 2006
- Northern Gas Company employees who are in the corporate wellness program use 80% fewer sick days than non-exercising employees. --Riverside Occupation Health Services
- Coors has saved over $2.3 million in lost wages due to absenteeism. --Business & Health
- Johnson and Johnson watched its absenteeism rate fall by 15% within two years of introducing a fitness program. --Human Resources Executive
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