According to Harvard Business Review, healthy and fit employees are key to improved business performance and long term profitability. Unknown to the majority of people, both muscle mass and muscle strength are the most important biomarkers of health and predictors of longevity.
There is a significant relationship between strong muscles and mental health. When muscle mass and strength decline mental health and cognitive ability are also decreasing. This shows the importance of keeping up your muscle mass. Less stress at work? Muscle strength greatly impacts resilience and the ability to cope with stress. Stronger muscles means there is structurally more energy available.
Steele, et al. (2021) found in the ‘fit20 Study’, the largest study ever done within Sports and Exercise science, that fit20 members were making substantial strength gains in the order of 30% to 50% in the first year, to 60% in the years following, regardless of age, gender, and fitness level.
An in-house fit20 studio just requires 40m² with air conditioning. A typical fit20 training consists of 6 high intensity exercises covering the 5 major muscle groups. It requires just 20 minutes per week and is always under supervision of a fit20 Certified Trainer. Proprietary fit20 Sensors add to the effectiveness of the training. Every fit20 session results are recorded and stored to track individual progress. Members train by appointment and since the studios are kept cool at 17 degrees Celcius there is no need to change clothes or shower.
The innovative and effective formula proved successful and has already grown to more than 170 studios in a mix of public and @work studios, like Ahold Delhaize. Worldwide thousands of fit20 members enjoy their weekly training for years. Facilitating your employees to train at their in-house fit20 studio may be the best thing you can do for their health, and consequently for the health of your business. Like Siemens Netherlands which has an in-house fit20 studio since 2013.
*Survey on the right: employees of Ahold Delhaize.
Buckle down, roll up your sleeves and put in 20 minutes of hard work’, says Siemens HR director Remi Smeets. ‘That’s all really. Absenteeism fell from 3,6% to 1.8% in a single year.
Strong muscles are the key to health and longevity and strong people are the key to a strong business. We will be delighted to assist you in keeping your business strong by making your people’s strength our business.
