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"Companies Win as Workers Lose Pounds"

The Wall Street Journal had an article last Thursday that profiled how some companies have both encouraged employee wellness and saved money, which of course good economic thinking would encourage anyway. Seems like a no-brainer!

Key ideas include team (not individual) competitions to lose weight, limit tobacco intake, exercise, and so on.

Tonya Vyhlidal, wellness and life enhancement director at Lincoln Industries, sums it up well when she says their program "encourages people to have fun at work and view wellness as less of a burden."

The full article is here.

Also, see Five Tips for Starting a Wellness Plan at Work.

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Created by Joe Harder Jul 14, 2008 at 10:25am. Last updated by Joe Harder Jun 5, 2009.

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