As far as your business goes, for example, an employee’s health can be as important as his or her work skills. Promoting health in the workplace is a long-term investment in a company’s most valuable asset: the people who keep it running smoothly.

Healthy workers can bolster the well-being of your company in several ways: decreasing absenteeism, increasing productivity, and saving a significant amount in health-care costs.

People spend the majority of their waking hours at the office, so workplace health and wellness initiatives can have a significant effect on their lives.

Beyond that, workers who make healthy lifestyle changes will likely take them home to their families, multiplying the positive effects exponentially and bringing us one step closer to the ultimate goal: a nation filled with people who are healthy, happy, and fit.