Fitness: Do workplace initiatives really get staff moving?

Fit employees are more productive, take fewer sick days and are less dependent on health insurance programs than their sedentary colleagues. Yet, with most of the workforce spending at least half their waking hours behind a desk, and another couple of hours a day commuting, company culture doesn’t lend itself to an active lifestyle.
Understanding the value of a fit workforce, more and more companies are offering incentives for employees to get moving. Lunch-hour fitness classes, bike stora