Balanced Bodies will work with your HR team to ensure that your time, space and budget are utilised as effectively as possible. Unlike others, we will only accept nationally accredited practitioners, ensuring you're receiving professional instruction in a structured format.
We are serious about the quality of our service, and that includes making our sessions enjoyable. Our Corporate Pilates, Corporate Massage, Corporate Yoga or Corporate Fitness sessions will be tailored to the level of skill, fitness and fun that you require.
We are serious about the quality of our service, and that includes making our sessions enjoyable. Our Corporate Pilates, Corporate Massage, Corporate Yoga or Corporate Fitness sessions will be tailored to the level of skill, fitness and fun that you require.
There are plenty of interesting statistics on how exercise can boost productivity, motivation and reduce absenteeism. According to Australian research published by Mercer in September 2002, 55% of organisations offer non-financial rewards. Among these, 76% found that non-financial rewards were an effective way of thanking employees for achieving a specific goal and 71% found them an effective way of motivating employees.
Russell (2006) found that physical activity programs at work reduce absenteeism by up to 20 per cent and physically active employees take 27% less sick leave.
A recent survey of 1,100 Australians found that 25% of workers consider themselves to be desk potatoes, while 21% are tied to their desks for six to eight hours without a chance to stretch their legs. The survey, conducted by recruitment firm Talent2, also found that 47% of workers believe employers have an obligation to encourage and even subsidise fitness at work.
In 2003, 38 per cent of AMP’s employees participated in a health promotion activity. Of these, 98% found it beneficial and 68% were inspired to make a lifestyle change.
Australians as a nation are getting fatter. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 16% of men and 17% of women are now classified as obese while a further 42% of men and 25% of women are overweight.
PHAC (2005) suggests that when compared to the average office worker, whose efficiency decreases 50% for the final two hours of the working day, exercise adherents work at full efficiency all day, amounting to a 12.5% increase in personal productivity.
PHAC also found that:
- Active employees report higher job satisfaction than non-active employees
- Executives in one company stated that they believe that the fitness program at their company has had a positive impact on the company's ability to attract high-caliber employees
- A corporate commitment to employee fitness contributes to a feeling of heightened energy and productivity; and a feeling that the company cares about its employees.
In summary, PHAC's studies show that individual work performance can be improved by a factor of 4-15% when people are engaged in regular physical activity.
If you would like us to visit your workplace and meet with your HR manager, we'd be happy to discuss your options and develop the best package for you. Contact us for more details.