Op-ed: Why implementing a workplace wellness program makes business sense

The connection between fitness and physical and mental wellbeing has long been established. Exercise helps with weight management, strengthens your bones and muscles, combats chronic health conditions, improves memory and increases brain function.

Perhaps not as commonly associated are the connections between employee’s physical health and workplace productivity. The term “workplace wellness” only came into use in the 1980s and it wasn’t until the 2000s that a host of studies proved the…