Just over half of U.S. employees say they participate in sometype of wellness-related activity,whether it’s linked to an employer-based program or not.
In addition, a poll of 617 full-time workers commissioned byFlex+Strategy Group and Work+Life Fit showed that those who workoutside the confines of a traditional office are more likely topursue the types of activities typically encouraged by wellnessprograms on their own, rather than through an employer-sponsoredinitiative.
"Teleworkers use their inherentsense of discipline, focus and ability to prioritize to not onlyget their work done, but also pursue a healthy lifestyle," saidCali Williams Yost, CEO of Flex+Strategy Group. "It's a positiveoutcome of telework that employers should value when we considerthat one-third of all full-time U.S. employees now work from aremote location."
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