Workplace Fitness

I always knew this would catch on:

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33261116

"In 2013, about 2,000 companies offered their employees fitness trackers, according to technology research company Gartner. In 2014, this rose to around 10,000.

By 2016, the firm predicts that most large companies - those with more than 500 employees - in both the US and Western Europe will offer fitness trackers with their programmes."

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{"A lot of companies view [these schemes] as giving them a competitive advantage," says Ryan Martin, wearable technology analyst at 451 Research.}

{"They can improve overall employee wellness through data collection. They're not just making workplaces better, but decreasing unplanned leaves of absence."}