BeyondWork Brings Web-based Fitness and Nutrition Program to the Workplace Through Nutrio.

Business Editors

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2000

Proactive Approach to Employee Wellness Could Dramatically Reduce

Employee Health Care Costs

BeyondWork (http://www.beyondwork.com), the leading provider of outsourced Internet-delivered work/life benefits and retention programs, and Nutrio (http://www.nutrio.com), one of the fastest growing and most innovative weight management sites on the Internet, today announced that BeyondWork will be the first benefits provider to offer Nutrio's Web-based corporate Fitness and Nutrition program.

The relationship enables BeyondWork to offer its member companies a way to proactively address health issues in the workforce that could dramatically reduce employee healthcare costs.

According to a study by the New England Journal of Medicine, preventable diseases comprise approximately 70 percent of the entire burden of illness and its associated costs in the United States. Annually, it costs companies more than $348 billion in insurance premiums, lost productivity and low morale. BeyondWork can now offer everyday, practical solutions through its direct-to-the-employee desktop channel. Employee members will receive unlimited 24x7 access to one-on-one personal nutrition, fitness and mind/body counseling, personalized menus, recipes, shopping lists, customized aerobic and resistance training programs, tips, motivators, interactive journals and more. Members will have access to health information compiled by leading nutritionists, exercise physiologists, diet experts and psychologists.

"BeyondWork's Fitness and Nutrition program will complement existing healthcare plans, enabling the more than 4.5 million employee members and their families to be proactive about their own health in and out of the workplace," said Dr. Israel Niv, president and chief executive officer, BeyondWork. "A shift in attitude toward health maintenance could significantly and positively impact overall healthcare costs and productivity for our member companies. Furthermore, using our aggregate buying power, we can offer wellness services to our member companies at significant savings."

"The Fitness & Nutrition program is a terrific benefit for our employees as they can use it anywhere they live and work, including our overseas location," said Anne McNally, director of human resources for Primavera Systems, Inc. "We believe that healthy, fit employees are more productive. By offering this benefit, we continue to build an internal culture of recognition and respect for our people as well as increasing our employer of choice positioning in the marketplace."

"The Fitness and Nutrition program shows employees that the companies they work for care about their well-being," said Stephen Rattner, president and chief executive officer of Nutrio. "Through its rapidly growing customer base of more than 4,100 member businesses, BeyondWork provides the perfect channel to reach these employees."

About Nutrio

Nutrio is a healthy weight management destination on the Internet dedicated to providing members with a completely personalized weight loss program along with the most comprehensive array of news, information, group support, tips, tools, and resources - all in a community environment designed to help people achieve their ultimate goal of looking and feeling their best. Its programs and content have been created by some of the industry's most highly respected experts, including those affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic, American Heart Association, Duke University, the University of Miami and more.

About BeyondWork

BeyondWork Inc., (http://www.beyondwork.com), is the leading provider of outsourced Internet-delivered work/life and employee retention programs and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. Through its private Web site, BeyondWork provides member companies with a single entry point to non-traditional benefits including employer sponsored rewards and recognition programs and employee wellbeing services along with access to value-priced, in-demand merchandise and services. BeyondWork's program enables a company of any size to provide a more competitive benefits package. BeyondWork serves such innovative businesses as Earthlink, Brinker International, Excite@home, Mercury Interactive, CNET, SDI, 3Com, Lucent, Yahoo, eBay and Exodus Communications.