Exercise and the Bottom Line Promoting Physical and Fiscal Fitness in the Workplace: a Commentary

One important way that physicians can promote regular exercise by patients is to encourage employers to establish exercise facilities and programs in the workplace. Physicians can also help design such programs. Employers who offer exercise opportunities may benefit from reduced healthcare costs, ab...

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Published inThe Physician and sportsmedicine Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 37 - 43
Main Authors DiNubile, Nicholas A., Sherman, Carl
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis 01.02.1999
Vendome Group LLC
Subjects
Community Relations
Educational Change
Employed Parents
Employees
Employers
Exercise
Expenditures
Guidelines
Health Behavior
Health Care Costs
Health Programs
Health Promotion
Incentives
Injuries
Job Performance
Labor Force
Opportunities
Patients
Physical Activities
Physical Fitness
Physicians
Program Design
Sports Medicine
Work environment
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Summary:One important way that physicians can promote regular exercise by patients is to encourage employers to establish exercise facilities and programs in the workplace. Physicians can also help design such programs. Employers who offer exercise opportunities may benefit from reduced healthcare costs, absenteeism, injury rates, and turnover and improved job performance, productivity, and morale.
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ISSN:0091-3847
2326-3660
DOI:10.3810/psm.1999.02.665