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Break Pal is the web's only fitness at your desk application. It solves a variety of problems for the corporate employee and the work at home entrepreneur.
By providing quick, unobtrusive, and fun exercise breaks, Break pal encourages the worker to stay healthy and productive. As exercise at the office increases employees not only feel better but studies have shown they are also more productive. A net increase of 48 minutes worth of productivity can be seen just by taking short exercise breaks throughout the day. Because Break Pal helps the computer worker do this right at the desk it is more likely to get done.Break Pal also combines the power of the social network to encourage exercise. Online workout buddies encourage each other to exercise and a point system keeps everyone honest.Break Pal can not only increase employee health and fitness, help foster a happier workforce, save time and money, but it can also decrease a companies health care costs. It's a win - win for the employee and the company.Help make the world a healthier, happier, and more productive place. Vote for Break Pal.