Some reasons to encourage fitness in the workplace are...

• Fit employees are less likely to get sick, resulting in lower rates of absenteeism and reduced health care expenditures.
• Fit employees have more energy to stay focused on the task at hand.
• Fit employees have more self confidence; they challenge themselves and strive for higher levels of achievement in the workplace.
• Fit employees set and achieve goals related to their fitness program.That goal setting ability is a valuable asset to any organization.
• Fit employees tend to have a physical and mental balance that results in a more positive attitude in the workplace.
• Fit employees tend to have lower overall stress levels.
• Encouraging fitness in the demonstrates that an employer is concerned about the health and well-being of its employees.
• Providing a variety of fitness/wellness programs significantly lowers employee turnover rates.