Individual Proposal

WRIT 200
Nicole Watson
N01067743
March 28, 2017
 Memorandum
DATE: March 28, 2017
TO: John Mclean
FROM: Nicole Watson
SUBJECT: Proposal

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Purpose:
The purpose of this proposal is to inform and give insight on the benefits of corporate
fitness centers. Through the many resources that we have researched, we have found
that corporate fitness centers are worth the money for employers. We want to update
the reader of the relevance and accuracy about the topic of an on-site gym facility within
a company. As well as, notify you of the different stand points of employers and
employees on the topic.

Feasibility
I believe their is a solution to the problem of are on-sight corporate fitness centers really
worth the cost? By gaining knowledge on our topic through research and legitimate
sources and sources from companies that have fitnesst centers currently in their
company buildings. We confidently believe through those sources we are able to find
solutions to this problem. Example being through providing statements and actual
information from those companies that do provide on-sight fitness centers for their
employees we will be able to add more to our topic and persuade more people from the
statements, information, and statistics from people and companies who have
experienced having these on-sight fitness centers and the positivities it has brought for
the employees and the company itself. Through sources, research, statements, our own
knowledge, and statistics gathered my team and I we know we will be able to find a
solution.

Audience
First off, the initial audience is our instructor John McLean. The audiences that will be
affected by our research could be people who don't feel fitness is a needed necessity
for employees at their work place they can do that an actual fitness centre. Another
audience that could be effected is companies who have been considering building on-
sight corporate fitness centers or even companies who were not considering but now
are due to the points we have made and information or facts to back my group and I up.
I do not think there will be any unfamiliar terms with our audiences but if so then we will
be able to provide any information to anything they are unfamiliar about.

Topics to Investigate:
There are a few topics/ questions we would like to discuss in our group report. Those
include:
Is a healthier workplace more productive?
Are on-site gym facilities worth the money for businesses?
How on-site gym facilities bring a company more together.
The challenges to keep employees motivated and have constant involvement to
go to the gym.
Does the happiness and health of employees play a role in the growth of a
company?

Methods:
We have found a list of reliable resources to use:
1) Christie, J. (2012, October 9). Onsite Gyms Show Firms' Commitment to
Health. The Globe And Mail. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/top-
employers/onsite-gyms-show-firms-commitment-to-health/article4598606/

2) Fickensher, L. (2004, March 8). Employers Finding Corporate Gyms Work Out
Well. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from
http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/ps/i.do?
p=AONE&u=humber&id=GALE|
A114100905&v=2.1&it=r&sid=summon&authCount=1
 3) Love, J. (2014, September 15). Why You Shouldn't Build a Corporate Fitness
Center Without a Strategy. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2014/09/15/why-you-shouldnt-build-a-
corporate-fitness-center-without-a-strategy/#253769c965fd

4) Marsden, V. (2009, April 16). Working In. Benefits Canada. Retrieved

from http://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/working-in-15030

5) On-Site Corporate Fitness Facilities: Are They Worth Your Money? (2016,
November 1). IncentFit Fitness Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from
https://incentfit.com/blog/86-on-site-corporate-fitness-facilities-are-they-worth-
your-money

6) Pridham, S. (2013, October). Corporate Fitness Centres A Popular Amenity To

Attract And Retain. Retrieved March 13, 2017,
from https://www.trifit.com/corporate-fitness-centres-a-popular-amenity-to-attract-
and-retain/

7) Vitullo, J. (2012, April 16). A Gym at the Office Benefits Employers and
Employees. The Toronto Star. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from
https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2012/04/16/a_gym_at_the_office_b
enefits_employers_and_employees.html

Qualifications
The different skills, knowledge, and attitudes I qualify to help write the report with my
group are ill start off with skills. I feel the skills i bring to the group to help qualify to write
this report is i am really good at getting research and legitimate sources to help back
our group up on our topic, and help the audience to understand our topic. I do use the
gym on a regular basis, my knowledge from that can contribute to why fitness centres
are a great thing to have in a company building. Lastly, i feel i have a good attitude
towards the group and I'm always open to helping with any issues and towards our end
project. Through my program Spa Management we are taught about the health and
wellbeing of a person matters most, having a fitness centre at a company. building
shows the company really cares for their employees.

Work Schedule:
 Assignment Time Spent on Due Date
Assignment
Group Contract Memo (1 - 2 weeks February 27
per team)
Annotated Bibliography - 1 week March 14
(Individual)
Proposal (Individual) - 1 week March 28
Informal Report (1 per - 1 week April 14
team)
Presentation - 1 week April 18
E- Portfolio - 1 week April 18

Closing
In conclusion my team and I feel we have gathered enough research in order to overall
inform the audience that on-sight corporate fitness centers are worth every penny put
into them. We feel that we will be able to get the audience to consider the benefits and
positives that on-sight corporate fitness centers really bring to companies. Promoting a
healthy lifestyle for their employees and showing they truly care is really great! All in all,
we would love to hear feedback and opinions on our topic of are on-sight corporate
fitness centers really worth the cost, every opinion could help towards our end project.
To leave feedback please contact me at nicolewatson@hotmail.com, also my groups
contact information Brian- brian.ja95@gmail.com, perri-
perri.schultz@hotmail.com, and Taylor-taylor.mcconomy@hotmail.com Thank you.