In addition, a “corporate” visit to the fitness center is healthier than evening gatherings at a bar - communication is more “healthy”, and excellent health the next morning is simply guaranteed.

Corporate fitness has a number of advantages. Here are 7 reasons why you simply must go to the sports club with your colleagues tomorrow.

1. Joint sports activities bring the team together. Having played football together or exercised for 45 minutes to rhythmic music, you will find in your colleague not just an office neighbor, but also a faithful comrade.
2. Corporate fitness allows each employee to demonstrate those positive qualities that may not be too noticeable within the office walls. It may happen that the chief accountant is a great corner kicker or three-pointer, while the head of the sales department has no equal in go-go dancing.
3. Sport has a beneficial effect on the entire body. This point does not need further explanation - physical activity within reasonable limits strengthens the immune system, develops the muscular system, and helps prevent most known diseases.
4. In organizations where employees regularly attend sports clubs, the number of days off and sick leave is much less. And this means an increase in the productivity and efficiency of the company.
5. Increased loyalty to management. Corporate fitness is one of the most effective ways for management to earn the love and respect of employees.
6. A company that has included corporate fitness in its “social package” looks more advantageous in the market than its competitors, which means its managers have a better chance of attracting smart and valuable employees.
7. Corporate sports provide employees with an excellent opportunity to express themselves. In addition, yoga and Pilates classes will help you relax, correctly assess your abilities and talents, and cope with stress.

Yoga, salsa and dumbbells

When choosing a suitable corporate sports option, it is important to focus on the needs of your employees, their age, gender, and physical development. As a rule, women are attracted to aerobic fitness and dancing. Men are more likely to be attracted by the presence of a gym and a small court for playing mini-football, volleyball and basketball.

In addition, young employees will certainly enjoy new areas of fitness, for example, body ballet - adapted ballet choreography. For older people, yoga and Pilates classes are perfect. The last two, however, are recommended to everyone without exception, and their relaxing effect on the body is a scientifically proven fact.

The fastest and most convenient way to determine the interests of employees is to conduct a mini-survey via email. This will allow you to set priorities, which will later save time and effort in finding a suitable option for “corporate” sports.

Take the initiative into your own hands!

Contrary to popular belief, the selection of a suitable “corporate” fitness center is not always the responsibility of management. Take the initiative into your own hands - gather your team of like-minded people and find the most interesting option for corporate fitness. Of course, the more colleagues you manage to attract to the sports club, the more interesting the classes will be and the higher the chances of receiving a “corporate” discount. For example, the chain of sports clubs “Alex Fitness” offers lucrative contracts to groups of 5 or more people. In addition, the company provides each client with an individual approach - so there will be no offended or dissatisfied people. Having decided on the terms of the contract for corporate sports at Alex Fitness, feel free to go to management and talk about your plans for improving the health of the team and raising corporate spirit! Remember - water does not flow under a lying stone, and luck favors the brave.

Alexandra Krylova

A corporate fitness contract is a direct investment in the health of employees, and, therefore, in the success of the enterprise!

THANKS TO CORPORATE COOPERATION YOU GET:

• An important tool for social protection of company employees, which corresponds to government policy and allows the company to receive additional preferences: tax reduction, increased image and status of the company.
• Increasing the level of efficiency and endurance of employees, which allows you to improve the quality of performance of functional duties and carry out a larger volume of work, which means ensuring a stable increase in productivity.
• Reducing employee absence due to illness, and consequently, the uninterrupted operation of all departments of the company, which contributes to the stability and smooth running of business processes. And most importantly, it reduces the company’s costs for sick leave payments.
• Formation of a healthy microclimate in the team– employees have common themes, which contributes to team unity and building more effective relationships and communications.
• A new employee incentive tool.
• An effective method of reducing staff turnover and attracting competent specialists. By showing concern for the health of your employees, YOU increase their commitment to the company, and as a result, YOU gain a strong, stable, reliable team.

RESEARCH SHOW:

Classes in a fitness club increase work efficiency and efficiency of decisions by 30%, and reduce the number of days missed due to illness by 15%.41.3% of companies already offer their employees corporate club cards for fitness classes, fully or partially paying for them, and 18.4% of companies plan to introduce this element of the social package in the near future. Financial analysis allows the employer to come up with a proposal to include the cost of physical education and health activities in the social package, thereby reducing the tax base for income tax, or not including, paying these expenses from profits, making the offer of cooperation especially attractive for individuals.

ADVANTAGES OF CORPORATE COOPERATION:

• Purchasing membership with individual financial calculations and benefits.
• Flexible payment system.
• Inclusion in the contract of company employees and members of their families (including children from 3 to 14 years old).
• Employees can choose the most convenient fitness club to visit.
• The ability to conduct marketing research to determine comfortable conditions for cooperation with your company.
• Personal service. Our manager for working with corporate partners will become your trusted representative, prepare documentation, familiarize your employees with all the conditions of corporate membership, and competently build communications between our companies.

JOIN THE CORPORATE COOPERATION PROGRAM OF THE RUSSIAN SPORTS FACILITIES NETWORK!

One of the key activities of the Russian Sports Facilities Network is the development of relationships with corporate clients. We build our interaction with partners on the basis of mutually beneficial cooperation and do everything possible to make our clients’ businesses more successful. We are confident that cooperation with us will meet your expectations and allow you to appreciate the benefits that a corporate fitness contract brings. Among our partners are such large and well-known companies as the Oil Company LUKOIL, BINBANK, RUSSIAN STANDARD Bank, Rostelecom, Nestle and others.

“We have been cooperating with this network for a long time, since 2009, and we have established strong partnerships. Our company has a personal manager. Many of our employees choose this network of fitness clubs year after year. Mainly because this network is really very large. There are a large number of fitness clubs in different areas of Moscow that invariably meet high quality standards.”

How popular are fitness classes in your company? In your opinion, how many representatives of top management and management lead a healthy lifestyle and regularly go to the fitness club?

According to our data, every fifth employee in our office, including company managers, has a fitness club membership. And this is not to mention those people who play sports on their own (yoga, running, cycling, etc.). Thus, many of our top managers participate in international marathons, and one of the heads of the Audit Department finished in the IronMan triathlon competition. Speaking of triathlon, our managers and department heads, together with other company employees, annually take part in the ExtraMile charity race, in which it is necessary to overcome stages such as a water stage, orienteering and a bicycle competition. We usually invite not only company employees, but also our clients and partners to take part in it.

What steps is your company already taking to improve the standard of living of employees: for example, providing health insurance, discounts on memberships to sports clubs, tourist and health resort vouchers?

We offer our employees various bonus programs, discounts on memberships to fitness clubs and yoga studios, as well as free sports clubs in football, basketball, hockey, and softball. In addition, our football team regularly takes part in Moscow and international championships, and members of the hockey team played in an exhibition match along with famous players and political leaders. Starting this year, the company provides 10 bicycles for rent, and anyone can rent them for free and ride around Moscow. Fortunately, our office is located in the city center. It's all about sports and entertainment. But besides this, we are actively developing areas in the company related to the social and corporate responsibility of employees. They always have the opportunity to take part in various projects, be it cleaning the forest, visiting orphanages or donating blood.

Why do you like “World Class” fitness clubs and do you recommend this network for other companies?

We have been cooperating with this network for a long time, since 2009, and we have established strong partnerships. Our company has its own personal manager. Many of our employees choose this network of fitness clubs year after year. Mainly because this network is really very large. In different areas of Moscow there are a large number of fitness clubs that invariably meet high quality standards.

What is the advantage for you as a senior manager of the fact that many employees play sports, often even in the same club?
Of course, playing sports is the basis of good health and good mood for any person. Sport helps relieve stress and is an excellent emotional release after a working day. The work of a consultant at Deloitte involves high intellectual stress, and playing sports helps not only to maintain physical fitness (which is also important in our business when communicating with clients), but also to seriously increase the level of stress resistance and endurance, improve immunity, and, of course , relax after work and switch to rest. Joint sports activities promote informal communication in a non-work environment, where, paradoxically, innovative business ideas are often born. In addition, they create a warm atmosphere within the team and maintain “team spirit” in the company.

How often do you think the average manager should exercise?
Any healthy person needs physical activity, and, as you know, in an amount of at least 30 minutes 3 times a week.

What healthy lifestyle habits would you like to instill in our society in general and in your company in particular?
In my opinion, the most important thing for health is such simple things as proper nutrition, healthy sleep and regular exercise. They are often neglected, forgetting about their importance, but they are the basis of a healthy lifestyle. I would also recommend doing such simple, at first glance, but very useful things: walk more often, use the elevator less, use the stairs instead, ride a bike instead of a car, drink less coffee and more water, stop smoking. As for our company, it would be useful to take short breaks from work, about 15 minutes, to walk and stretch. We mostly have sedentary work in the office, so even such pauses will be beneficial.

HR Director at Deloitte CIS

“More and more of our employees began to pay attention to their health and began to visit gyms. Naturally, this has a positive effect on the physical and moral state of people. Sports are necessary in everyday life; sport not only allows you to always stay in shape, but also has a positive effect on our mood. Many studies have proven that a person feels happier after training."

Regular physical exercise is also beneficial for human qualities: it strengthens character and willpower. A good athlete is distinguished by his diligence and responsibility. A person who is not indifferent to sports is immediately visible - he has good posture, physique, gets up easier in the morning and has a correct daily routine. In addition, various sets of exercises strengthen the human immune system, as a result of which he gets sick less often.

Playing sports is necessary in everyday life; sports not only allows you to always stay in shape, but also has a positive effect on our mood. Many studies have proven that a person feels happier after working out.”

HR Director of Avilon AG CJSC

Everyone already knows that modern fitness is very diverse. But sometimes new types and options for fitness surprise us, and we hardly understand what this new original trend means. One of these modern and not yet fully studied types of fitness is corporate fitness.

Do you need training at work?

Research has been conducted on the topic of corporate fitness. As a result, it became known that those companies that also offer wellness passes to their employees as part of their social package are more profitable. The profit per dollar invested ranges from approximately $1.49 to $13. These results were published in one of the thematic publications on the topic of fitness and the fitness industry.

The main reason is that any sports training for employees, be it aerobics or exercise in the gym or other fitness options, helps get rid of fatigue, stress, and allows you to feel a surge of strength and joy. Also, such training makes it possible to quickly cope with the problem of obesity, and this very quickly affects the company’s income for the better. It turns out that such investments in employee health provide excellent returns to both large and small companies.

But this is not the only benefit of such investments. If a person constantly plays sports, he becomes healthy, strong, copes with illnesses easier and faster, and in general gets sick much less. As a result, the corporation's healthcare costs are reduced, employee compensation for sick leave periods is reduced, and labor efficiency increases. Employees, if they get sick and are forced to go on sick leave for a while, are out of action for a longer period than they actually need on sick leave. After illness, they return to work, begin to delve into their tasks, try to sort out the piles of things that have accumulated during their absence, or delve into those issues that other company employees solved for them.

All this takes time, effort and nerves. So it turns out that diseases reduce labor efficiency for a long time. The absence of illnesses means the absence of problems for managers, since the working mechanism in this situation acts like a clock.

By the way, there is no need to train very often, especially if time does not allow. It is enough to exercise just once a week - this is quite enough for normal well-being, to maintain a strong immune system, and to remain active.

Benefits of Corporate Fitness

It is also interesting to note that in the process of studying the phenomenon of corporate fitness, many experts came to the conclusion that people who play sports take about 27% less time off than their colleagues who bypass gyms. The duration of sick leave for fitness fans is also 14-25% lower.

Corporate fitness has its benefits, so in recent years IHRSA has been very active in introducing a new program. In addition, the issue of introducing a new document is being considered, according to which taxation will be abolished on income from the funds that companies receive from the allocation of subscriptions to fitness clubs for employees. This innovation will be especially important for small companies, since they usually do not have enough funds to introduce corporate fitness.

In addition, the act “on investments in individual healthcare” is currently being promoted. If this act is introduced, it will allow employees to pay for their workouts in fitness centers using funds in a special account. This will allow you to spend your money more wisely.

Corporate fitness arose not so long ago; just a few years ago we learned about this concept. At first, many companies were skeptical about this idea, especially small companies that simply do not have enough income to pay their employees even the minimum subscription. And the employees themselves at first did not express any particular desire to attend fitness, with the exception of those who have been involved in sports for a long time on their own. But, as always, there were pioneers in this area and gradually the process improved. Moreover, over time, both employers and employees themselves noted the effectiveness of this approach.

The former noted the effectiveness of work among those who started playing sports, a decrease in illnesses, the latter began to feel much more cheerful and confident. In our country, few companies have yet decided to take this approach, but corporate fitness is gradually spreading. And it is likely that very soon we will see its active implementation in most large companies in the country.

Joint visits to sports and health clubs of the Zebra network will help motivate staff, strengthen team spirit, and get to know colleagues better!

Corporate fitness is your path to physical health, emotional comfort of your employees and, most importantly, a great way to reward employees for good work!

Corporate contract- this is a contract for 10 or more employees of one company.

An individual approach to your company is the main thing in our work. Prices depend on the program, which can be specially selected for you, and we are ready to offer you individual conditions under which your company can choose one or more clubs to visit, this is an opportunity to get the maximum discount, and also, within the framework of one contract, buy membership in different sports and health clubs "Zebra".

The cost of a corporate contract depends on

• number of employees included in the contract;
• terms and time of visiting the club;
• categories of selected clubs.

Benefits of a corporate contract

• the opportunity to purchase membership with a discount of up to 40%;
• the possibility of re-issuing a club card to another employee of the company;
• the ability to change clubs during the contract period;
• the possibility of involving not only company employees in the contract, but also members of their families (including children from 3 to 16 years old)
• flexible payment system.

The manager for working with corporate clients of the Zebra network of sports and health clubs will become your guide and confidant. Thanks to constant communication with him, you and your employees will be aware of all fitness news and active participants in all events and holidays.