For Business Travelers, Some Special Fitness Help

It's possible that your employer has yet to sign on with a corporate wellness program that offers specialized advice to help business travelers resist the deep-fried foods that line our nation's airport terminals, but believe it or not, some employers have done so. Writing for the New York Times, Christopher Elliott reports that as health care costs rise, companies are looking at new ways to make their employees healthier, and business travelers are particularly at risk for medical problems. The new programs, writes Elliott, do more than educate frequent travelers about the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle punctuated by deep-fried meals. They use online journals, Web-based support groups.What are they? Elliott gives us the names of two such programs. ComPsyche, whose program is described in the Times, and SparkPeople.com, which, Elliott reports, offers 24-hour Internet access to personal trainers and nutritional guidance.