S ince we are a culture that often responds to crisis, we easily miss the significance of these supposedly more subtle signals. But a employee who is eating his way to cardiovascular disease or cancer will reflect that lifestyle in his everyday performance long before it manifests as an emergency.
Most business owners believe their success is in their people.
R esearch has shown that physically fit employees are more productive and are absent less often than those who are not fit. A study published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine found that low levels of cardiovascular fitness were strongly associated with high rates of absenteeism from work. Instead, blame is laid upon the government, insurance companies, and doctors. I t's considered almost a status symbol, a sign of job commitment, to work through lunch or even dinner. But that's a sham.