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After a long day at the office, a trip to the gym often doesn’t have much appeal.

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A great deal of the population spend most of their day at office jobs sitting behind a desk. Many of them are exhausted after a full days work, so that more often than not, a trip at the gym does not have much appeal. Spending hours behind a desk with little physical activity is causing damage to our overall health.

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Miles Harrop, who consults to the Fitness Industry, is working to change that. Miles has who has over 25 year experience in the fitness industry, is a qualified Personal trainer, Life Coach and Hypnotherapist, is making it his mission to assist corporations set up corporate gym programs and fitness centres in the workplace.

Miles works his magic with business partner Jaco Van der Merwe who is a licensed Biokineticist and sports coaching expert.

According to Miles some of the calculations used by fitness professionals and dieticians to ascertain the Basal Metabolic Rate, (the number of calories we burn at rest during a normal day) are just plain wrong. This leads to people eating too much and putting on weight.

“Our lives have become so automated that the average office worker simply does not burn the number of calories that they did years ago. It is not unusual for an employee to sit behind a PC screen for most of their work day. If they don’t exercise during the day then they should be eating less… and we know that in most cases that is just not going to happen”

Jaco explains that If employees are too tired to head to the gym after spending most of the day at work, then why not bring the fitness centre to the office?

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Without exercise, it becomes difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle. If corporates want healthy employees, then they should consider investing in the wellbeing of their employees. Research has consistently shown that employees derive a measurable return on capital by investing in health and wellness programs. (click here for more information on corporate gyms).

“Unfortunately in South Africa only the very progressive companies are moving into the future with an eye on employee wellness” Says Miles

There are a number of company’s who offer fitness or physical activities for their employees. These companies offer gym facilities to their employees. Normally these gyms are equipped with bicycles, treadmills, elipticals, strength equipment and free weights. “However we have set up some very small clubs with just a few items of equipment” says Miles.

If the wellness facility is convenient for the employee it would encourage them to get active and improve their overall wellbeing. Furthermore some companies are allowing some work time to allow employees to use the facility.

The benefits of exercise far outweigh a sedentary lifestyle. Exercise is a great stress relief. Exercise promotes higher energy levels and feeling of wellbeing. It takes as little as 20-30 minutes of running on a treadmill, spinning bike or any item or cardio vascular equipment to generate these benefits. There is no need for long duration workouts since we have discovered High Intensity Interval Training.

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Health and fitness programs benefit both the employee and employer; they lead to increased productivity, enhanced morale, lower health costs and reduced absenteeism for the organization, says Amernic. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that healthier employees are less likely to call in sick, reducing the costs of sick leaves for a business.

“We go to company offices and headquarters and train staff. We help companies get fitness and wellness programs off the ground and as far their gyms,” says Miles, who has worked in the fitness industry for 25 years.

The following services are the most common requests

• Design of gym
• In house provision of staff and management of wellness programmes
• Set up of wellness programs
• Supply and installation of gym equipment
• Training staff with the various interactive seminars, especially the well known program “The Fat Loss Review”

Jaco says setting up a fitness facility in the workplace can be easier than it first appears. Many office buildings have unused space, which can be easily turned into a gym.

“There are a lot of untruths about people thinking that you need millions of to have a high-end facility on site, which is not necessarily true,” he says.

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We have set up facilities for as little as R50 000, although if you want something with good treadmills and cardio equipment then you would be looking at anywhere between R100 000 and R500 000.

A cost-effective way for companies to do this is pay for the cost of facility and employees pay for the classes.

Miles advises employers not to let the initial cost and work involved in building a facility distract from the benefits that will come from bringing fitness to the workplace.

“Companies with established wellness programs have a much more positive image, which helps them in recruiting new staff,” Jaco says. “They consider their employees and their employees’ health.”

Being physically fit is not just about losing weight or building muscle , he says; there is a high correlation between fitness and physiological health and psychological health.

“Twenty to thirty minutes of exercise during a busy day at work really helps the clarity of mind,” he says.

For more information on setting up corporate gyms, commercial gyms or home gyms, you could call Miles now on 071 863 7398 or email him immediately on miles@gym4me.com