Variously identiifed as FitChimp, or as tRankingFitChimp, the firm is addressing head-on the problem of an important percentage of US workers almost entirely sedentary. - a condition, the principals suggest , increasing employer health insurance costs and has led to a significant increase of chronic diseases and pain for employees (diabetes, cancer, lower back/neck pain). FitChimp is structured around offering an easy-to-rollout (and maintain) workplace-wellness option: an interactive kiosk empowering employees to step away from their desk and engage in energy boosting and pain reducing 2-5 minute micro-fitness sessions without needing to change clothes or shower. Principals argue that the combined lack of moving has decreased productivity by $Billion per year. Workplace wellness offerings are on the rise, they suggest, but participation is low. FitChimp is designed specifically to eliminate the most common barriers to participation: time, engagement, and cost.
