Woman doing situps We need to rethink the corporate fitness center model and consider options that adapt and support the new future of work. (Photo: Shutterstock)

We all know the future of the workplace is changing. More employees want to work remotely full-time. Many others want a hybrid work schedule. But the bottom line is fairly simple: Employees want more flexibility!

According to a 2020 FlexJobs survey, 81% of employees claim they would be "more loyal to their employer if they had flexible work options," with 27% of workers saying that the ability to work from home is so important that they are willing to take a 10% to 20% pay cut to work remotely! So, as an industry, we need to be similarly flexible in providing seamless wellbeing experiences—with corporate fitness programs that can be accessed when and where it's convenient for employees.

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