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Starting A Walking Club In The Workplace
A Walking Club in the workplace is an easy and inexpensive activity program that provides employees with an opportunity to be physically active during their workday.
Research says…
The Health Canada Population Health Survey (1996/1997) shows that people who are inactive at work are also inactive at home.
Research also indicates that there may be increased costs for organizations that have physically inactive employees. Some of these costs include:
· increased employee benefit costs, · reduced productivity, and
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increased
absenteeism.
· Increased productivity and morale · Reduced injury rates · Better employee relations · Improved job satisfaction and team spirit · Improved employee health and fitness
As a society, physical activity can reduce health-care costs If all Canadians became physically active, there would be: · Fewer deaths from coronary disease; · Fewer deaths from Type 2 diabetes; · Fewer deaths from colon cancer; · Fewer deaths from stroke; and · A significant reduction in the number of people who develop functional limitations and limited quality of life at older ages.
Source: Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CFLRI)
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