How to Manage a Corporate Fitness Center

A manager of a corporate fitness center can motivate employees to exercise regularly and lead a healthy lifestyle. He can implement a set of appealing and structured programs that motivate employees to come into the gym regularly. When employees consistently participate in fitness activities, their overall morale and productivity improves. Healthier employees take less time off for health-related reasons and are more energetic and efficient during their work day. This translates into an increase in overall output for the business and can significantly increase the company's bottom line.

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  Provide free initial fitness evaluations for employees so they can come in and work on creating a fitness plan with a qualified fitness professional based on their current fitness level.

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  Set up inspiring exercise challenges with prizes. Motivate employees to exercise for a certain number of minutes per day in order to qualify for a particular prize. Create employee teams that can compete against each other for the prizes.

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  Create educational session material that covers lifestyle improvement and weight management tools and techniques. Set up lunchtime presentations that employees can come to regularly to get educated about good nutritional and fitness habits. Conduct workshops on stretching and exercise techniques to improve workplace posture.

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  Create customizable options for personal training, fitness evaluation and exercise equipment instruction so employees can set up appointments based on their individual work schedules. Hire instructors to teach regular exercise classes during the lunch hour.