translated from Spanish: Companies combat the sedentary lifestyle of its collaborators to improve the organizational commitment

Chile has become a sedentary country. This is demonstrated by the latest figures from the national health survey, which warn that a 86.7% of Chileans not to practice physical activity and carries a bad pace for health. Not only sedentary style exposes us to physiological but also mentally, risks whose consequences are reflected in all contexts of our life.
The work is certainly one of them. Extensive and continuous working hours shortened space to devote time to the maintenance of healthy diets and physical activity. As a result, medical licenses aimed at diseases of high complexity at the organic level (diabetes, hypertension and osteoporosis) and psychologically (stress, anxiety, and depression) have also been growing.
Because of this, it is increasingly important to worry about the sedentary lifestyle of its workers, for companies so are beginning to implement programmes for the welfare of these.
Alternatives have arisen to incorporate exercise, since installation of gyms in the office until modern applications that encourage users to perform physical activity. One of them is VivoSalud that, through innovative and entertaining quality of life plans, uses technology to increase health and well-being inside companies.
Through a reward system has as a basis while more exercises employees performing, plus points accumulate, and as a result, more possibilities of Exchange will have. The catalogue of benefits includes free days articles related to wellness.
“With the application seek to create a commitment that motivates users to continue enhancing and caring habits around healthy living.” Reward them is part of recognizing and accompany their achievements so go progressively, they internalized in a more conscious way large and numerous benefits that this brings to their lives,”says Mónica Rau, Chief Executive Officer of the company.
The premise is that a healthy team builds positive working environments, becoming more involved. “Thanks to the system of awards granted the application, workers get several benefits as the promotion of habits of healthy living, the improvement of their mental well-being, constant learning about culture wellness and change the routine of” “work to a more dynamic, participative and entertaining”, adds.
For businesses, the fact that their workers will improve their physical activity reduces health costs, “developing company culture, integrating and optimizing investment carried out human resources and improving exponentially engagement”, concludes the Director.

Original source in Spanish