Top factors to consider in a corporate fitness provider
Published by HealthFitness on July 19th, 2023
Fitness and wellness programs are a vital piece of an effective employee benefits program. In fact, a survey found that 79 percent1 of employees believed their company's health and wellness programs helped them be as productive as possible.
Today’s benefits leaders will likely face the task of selecting a corporate fitness provider because employees want it and expect it. In fact, research shows that 75 percent of employers offer a wellness benefit and use it as a recruiting tool.2
There is a great deal to consider and as a result HR and benefits leaders may want to look beyond the basics of corporate fitness management and employee engagement. A corporate fitness program is only as strong as its back-end operations and ought to include support in every department beyond fitness.
If you’re making the decision on a fitness partner on price alone you may discover that you get what you pay for. Not all fitness providers are created equal—the depth and substance of their offerings goes beyond fitness center management. It’s important to consider critical components that are behind the scenes. With HealthFitness, not only do you receive fitness management and programming solutions, you get compliance, privacy, HR legal and IT support.
If finding a new fitness provider has been added to your growing list of duties, we can help you do your homework. Here are some major points HR and benefits leaders may want to consider when weighing their on-site and online corporate fitness options.
Compliance and privacy
As a HR and benefits leader you have many responsibilities—this includes protecting your employees and the company. You may take on a different role than in years past to understand what federal and state laws apply to your company when it comes to data privacy compliance—your corporate fitness vendor must do the same.
At HealthFitness, our data security, legal and privacy teams work on your behalf, ensuring the legal compliance of your fitness program. Our compliance attorneys conduct research and tailor each implementation to meet compliance requirements and manage risk, giving you confidence that your company’s reputation will be secure, for example licensure of massage and nutrition professionals, pool operations and music.
Information security
As an HR and benefits leader, you play an important role in protecting the sensitive data in your company. Your involvement can make all the difference in limiting your overall business risk. It’s important to expect nothing less from your corporate fitness vendor.
For example, the HealthFitness information security program is based upon the National Institute of Standards and Framework's Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) which includes the following five functions: identify, protect, detect, respond and recover.
Our information security team ensures that each chosen vendor that works with HealthFitness is fully examined to ensure our NIST CSF security and data protection requirements are met. Each chosen vendor receives a Security Information Gathering (SIG) questionnaire to complete. Our team also gathers relevant certifications, reviews the responses, including documentation submitted, and confirms our chosen vendors meet HealthFitness security and data protection standards.
Your dedicated support team
Our mission is to create opportunities for your participants to believe in the power of health and fitness. Our teams work toward the collective goal, day in and day out. With HealthFitness, we bring a front-end team that provides on-site and online fitness management and program design. At the same time, we and support them—and you—with a high-performing back-office that takes care of legal, privacy, IT, compliance and human resources on your behalf.
Connect with us and learn more about top factors to consider when selecting a corporate fitness provider.
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Today’s benefits leaders will likely face the task of selecting a corporate fitness provider because employees want it and expect it. In fact, research shows that 75 percent of employers offer a wellness benefit and use it as a recruiting tool.2
There is a great deal to consider and as a result HR and benefits leaders may want to look beyond the basics of corporate fitness management and employee engagement. A corporate fitness program is only as strong as its back-end operations and ought to include support in every department beyond fitness.
If you’re making the decision on a fitness partner on price alone you may discover that you get what you pay for. Not all fitness providers are created equal—the depth and substance of their offerings goes beyond fitness center management. It’s important to consider critical components that are behind the scenes. With HealthFitness, not only do you receive fitness management and programming solutions, you get compliance, privacy, HR legal and IT support.
If finding a new fitness provider has been added to your growing list of duties, we can help you do your homework. Here are some major points HR and benefits leaders may want to consider when weighing their on-site and online corporate fitness options.
Compliance and privacy
As a HR and benefits leader you have many responsibilities—this includes protecting your employees and the company. You may take on a different role than in years past to understand what federal and state laws apply to your company when it comes to data privacy compliance—your corporate fitness vendor must do the same.
At HealthFitness, our data security, legal and privacy teams work on your behalf, ensuring the legal compliance of your fitness program. Our compliance attorneys conduct research and tailor each implementation to meet compliance requirements and manage risk, giving you confidence that your company’s reputation will be secure, for example licensure of massage and nutrition professionals, pool operations and music.
Information security
As an HR and benefits leader, you play an important role in protecting the sensitive data in your company. Your involvement can make all the difference in limiting your overall business risk. It’s important to expect nothing less from your corporate fitness vendor.
For example, the HealthFitness information security program is based upon the National Institute of Standards and Framework's Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) which includes the following five functions: identify, protect, detect, respond and recover.
Our information security team ensures that each chosen vendor that works with HealthFitness is fully examined to ensure our NIST CSF security and data protection requirements are met. Each chosen vendor receives a Security Information Gathering (SIG) questionnaire to complete. Our team also gathers relevant certifications, reviews the responses, including documentation submitted, and confirms our chosen vendors meet HealthFitness security and data protection standards.
Your dedicated support team
Our mission is to create opportunities for your participants to believe in the power of health and fitness. Our teams work toward the collective goal, day in and day out. With HealthFitness, we bring a front-end team that provides on-site and online fitness management and program design. At the same time, we and support them—and you—with a high-performing back-office that takes care of legal, privacy, IT, compliance and human resources on your behalf.
Connect with us and learn more about top factors to consider when selecting a corporate fitness provider.
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