Achieving better health is the top reason American workers (43%) say they participate in a wellness benefit program or would participate, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index. Other reasons include reduced personal health care costs (33%) and a greater chance of living longer and healthier lives (31%).
The survey also found that 53% of workers use weight management programs offered by their employers — a 25% increase over last year. There was a 21% increase in workers’ use of personalized action plans for high-risk conditions to 68%, and an 18% increase in workers’ use of blood sugar screenings to 84%.
Forty-three percent of workers agree wellness benefits motivate them to work harder and perform better. Twenty-eight percent say they have missed fewer days of work as a direct result of participating in a wellness program and 38% attribute wellness programs to improved energy and productivity at work. Forty-eight percent said that their wellness benefits encourage them to stay in their current employment situation.
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