Starting to exercise now will help you later in life
Employers are being advised to encourage workouts for older staff after the pension age is being increased.
Now that the state pension age is changing, it seems that employers need to take measures to ensure that their olders staff remain fit to work and stay productive according to fitness and health entrepreneur, Zef Eisenberg.
Eisenberg advises that active people function better and are generally healthier than those who are inactive. They often have a better immune system too.
According to Deloitted Health of the Nation report, if 70 per cent of the population exercised for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, the annual saving to employers would be almost £500 million in recouple sick days, and there would also be a saving of over £80 million for the NHS.
Eisenberg says: "Different exercises help with all sorts of health niggles which can strike from the 40s onward, such as troubled digestion, poor posture and sleeplessness, and physical activity cna be beneficial for a range of medical conditions, from diabetes to heard conditions and lower back pain."
The report also stated that around a third of people name family and work commitments as reasons for not exercising more.
The fitness guru explains that if employers were made aware of the benefits of a fitter workforce, they would be keener to offer incentive schemes to employees to get fit, such as subsidized sym membership and lunch-hour work-out opportunities.
"It is especially important to work out regulary as you grow older. In your later years as the body starts to lose immunity and strength," he says.
Fitness Industry Association surveys confirm that employees who are fit have a better morale and less anxiety, less depression and stress-related disorders, with 50 per cent feeling more productive at work after starting a fitness regime.
Eisenberg says: "The rise in pensionable age will affect some individuals more than others. At 66, some people are still physically and psychologically youthful; others are quite unwell and unfit. Employers can take measures now to safegaurd the productivity and wellness of older staff by supporting them in their fitness drive.
"A strong body yields a strong mind. Emplyoers need to realise the connection, and take positive action."
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