Introduction Financial investment plays a significant role in determining the success of every organization. Investment decisions can either lead an organisation to success or dip it into losses. In order to achieve positive results from financial investment, an organization must consider the implication of such decisions on its financial status. Some investment may even lead an organization to total failure. Therefore, it is always necessary to consider the return on investment before making the final decision on investment. The returns on investment are the major criteria that determine whether it is justifiable to take a particular course of action or not. One of the main areas where an organization needs to invest on is on its employees. The human resource is one of the most important assets in an organisation. The profitability of an organisation is significantly determined by employees’ productivity. The performance of other resources within an organization is also determined by the human resources. For instance, the machines are controlled by the human resources. This implies that poor performance of human resources will affect the performance of the entire organisation. Therefore, an organization must consider investing on its employees in order to promote its overall productivity. In the modern world, the competitive advantage in many companies is attributed to their ability to invest effectively on their human resources; the fact that has led to an increase in their productivity. Discussion As already noted, many organizations are gaining more awareness on the importance of investing on employees. One of the main areas where an organization can invest on its employees is on fitness or wellness programs. These are programs that are aimed at improving the physical fitness among the employees. In the contemporary world, many organizations have recognized the importance of investing on wellness programs in its operations. This comes as a result of realization of the importance of the human resources in determining the organization’s productivity. In the contemporary world, the need for healthy human resources has significantly increased as many organizations seek to develop their competitive advantage. This is more so in the modern business world that has been characterized by a very high level of competition. Wellness programs as a way of reducing costs therefore becomes a critical source of organization’s competitive advantage. The following discussion seeks to find out whether the wellness programs are reasonable for an organisation bearing in the mind that any financial investment must add value to an organisation. In the modern world, many companies have been calculating the losses they have incurred through medical costs and other costs associated with employees’ health complications. Recent studies indicates that majority of organizations are spending approximately 50 percent of their profits compared to 7 percent about 30 years ago (Sullivan, 2011). This indicates that companies are losing a lot from health costs on employees. In connection to this, many organisations are making all the efforts to come up with the most effective measures th