title: Ready, set, go. Wellness movement focuses business efforts on improved worker fitness, health.
abstract: From its conception in the mid-1970s to the present, attention to fitness and education regarding preventive measures has increased at a phenomenal rate. Companies are involved in the attempt to keep employees healthy and health care cost-efficient. Reduced absenteeism, less turnover, more positive work attitudes, less strain and tension, improved work performance and health-related savings are but a few of the benefits cited by those involved in maintaining healthy lifestyles. At a time when the health care industry is undergoing major cost containment efforts, it seems most reasonable to adopt a preventive mindset and be concerned with employee fitness and lifestyle programs that lead to a decrease in immediate health care utilization.
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010809:Physical Fitness; D014481:United States