It is no secret that it is increasingly harder to attract new talent and hire key performers. Stand out from the crowd with an award winning health & wellness culture so that your prospects see the value of your organizations beyond the working hours.

In today’s environment leaders and top performers are looking for more than just a good paycheque. They want to stay with a company that values them, provides health culture and cares for them creating opportunities for health and growth.

Improved employee wellbeing improves the productivity of the organization by increasing performance and reduce sick or unexplained absence, stress leave, and a turnover.

Healthy leaders and employees contribute with productivity, creativity, communication skills and overall performance.

Having a solid ‘Health & Wellness’ program at workplaces is paramount.

Studies show that well designed health & wellness programs can help improve leadership, employee health, morale and decrease overall absenteeism.

A great corporate health and wellness program, combined with the support, promotion & motivation from the company leadership team can have a profound effect on not only the employees but it may also spill over to greater productivity and happiness of all employees and their families.

Nowadays, leaders and employees are reporting higher than ever levels of stress and burnout which further translates into a decline in their productivity, mental and physical health, and relationships.

In fact, a survey from Deloitte indicated that 89% of employees experienced burnout within the last 12 months.

In terms of health, low back pain is a major health concern in North America and all industrialized countries. It is predicted that 70-85% of people will have back pain at some point in their lives.

About 26% or workers self-reported low back pain in the previous three months with females and older workers being at higher risk.

In addition to pain and possible disability, chronic back problems can have negative financial consequences for individuals, their employers, and insurance providers.

It is estimated that in Canada the annual direct treatment costs for low back pain exceeds Cdn.$8 billion dollars and 50-100 billion dollars in the US with significant additional costs associated with losses in worker productivity.

Finally, globally we are dealing with an epidemic of metabolic disease defined as a pathologic condition characterized by abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.

In other words, we are dealing with a pandemic of metabolic diseases that can be mitigated by a positive change in lifestyle factors such as nutrition, fitness & movement, sleep, and stress management.

Metabolic diseases are the leading cause of unfortunate chronic diseases such as:

Cardiovascular diseases: stoke, heart attack

Cancer

Type 2 Diabetes

Obesity

Fatty Liver Disease

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Hormone disturbances

Dementia

Fatigue

Digestive issues

Sleep apnea

Anxiety & other mental health issues

Sexual dysfunction

Chronic pain & arthritis

Other chronic diseases

The good news is that most of these diseases are preventable and delivering a corporate program focused on the Four Pillars Of Health (Nutrition, Movement & Fitness, Sleep, & Stress Management) can prove not only to help the health of all leaders and employees but create a health culture and improve the bottom line of the company.