A whopping 62% of respondents reported that they would be interested in using a wearable fitness tracker as part of their corporate wellness program. With the upswing of interest in fitness trackers such as Fitbit or the Apple Watch, it’s not surprising that wearables could be considered the biggest current trend in workplace wellness. The importance of fitness trackers was mentioned several times. The study also offered some insight to employee preferences and wellness initiatives that engage and motivate them to get involved. The Wellness Checkup survey found that 41% of employees estimated the average annual financial reward available through a wellness program to range between $0 and $300, which is significantly lower than what they could be earning by participating. When it comes to the advantages and benefits of participating in a workplace wellness program, 64% of employees underestimate the value of financial rewards and incentives that can be gained – which average about $742 per employee per year, according to separate research from the National Business Group on Health. This means that only less than one-third of employees are willing to devote an hour a day to health-related activities such as cooking a healthy meal or going to the gym. It was found that 63% of employees are unwilling to devote more than an hour a day to improve their health and well-being. While the good news is the survey reported that 70% of employees are interested in taking proactive steps to improve their health and wellness, the bad news is most employees don’t want to put in the time to do so. According to the survey results, factors such as underestimating program incentives and the lack of desire to spend time on wellness activities are the two main culprits holding employees back. With more than half of employees vouching for the success of wellness programs, employers might question what’s holding non-participating employees back from taking full advantage of wellness programs. That’s great news for employers, especially since 70% of companies offer a workplace wellness program in efforts to help their employees live a healthier lifestyle. What did the study find? Nearly 60% of employees with access to a corporate wellness program say that the wellness initiative has made a positive impact on their health and well-being. Wellness Checkup helped shed some light on why some employees embrace wellness programs and why other employees do not. The 2017 study used a landline and cell phone probability sample of 609 nationwide full-time employees. However, a recent UnitedHealthcare consumer study, “Wellness Checkup”, offers some helpful insight into employees’ knowledge and opinions of workplace wellness programs.
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