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Study Finds Wellness Program Cuts Chronic Disease Risk

by | Apr 16, 2014 | Miscellaneous

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Corporate Wellness Magazine reviews a 2011 study commissioned by Foundation For Chronic Disease Prevention in the Workplace which examined “the effect of daily low-impact activity on the wellbeing of 752 employees embarked on the leading corporate health program: Global Corporate Challenge.

health-costs“Overall, the study findings revealed a considerable and positive impact by the 16 week wellness program across all aspects of employees’ physical and psychological wellbeing, as well as their productivity and performance.”

“Particularly compelling were results suggesting a positive impact on future health and wellbeing, through reduction of the harbingers of today’s common (and costly) lifestyle-related chronic diseases – inactivity, excess body weight and fat, stress, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.”

The article has a good summary of the study results.

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