[Health Management Survey | Part 1] Over 60% are Conscious of Health Daily, But "Cannot Act" | 20% Don't Manage Diagnostic Results, About Half Unfinished Re-examinations
A survey by Binetsu Co., Ltd. found that while over 64.8% of full-time employees are conscious of their health, a significant gap exists between awareness and action. Many do not actively manage their health check results (20% don't), struggle to continue health improvement efforts due to lack of motivation or time (over 20% fail to continue), and nearly half have unfinished re-examinations, often due to busyness or cost. This highlights the need for structured support systems beyond individual effort for effective health management.
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Binetsu Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, President & CEO: Katsuya Takamine), which operates the welfare service "Calorie Perks," conducted a survey on "Health Management Awareness" targeting 522 full-time employees. The results revealed that while 64.8% of respondents are "conscious" of their health check results, 20% reported "not managing" them, highlighting the underutilization of health data.
**Survey Background**
In conjunction with "Labor Day" on April 7th, a survey was conducted on the actual state of health management in companies. In recent years, the importance of health management in companies has been increasing with the promotion of health-conscious management and the implementation of stress checks, and HR/labor departments are required to understand and respond to employee health status. On the other hand, cases are seen where health check results are not fully utilized, or re-examinations remain unaddressed, failing to lead to actual action. Based on this background, this survey aimed to clarify the reality of health management by focusing on the gap between employees' health awareness and their actual behavior.
**Survey Results Summary**
1. Health awareness is 64.8%, but management is "paper-centric"; 20% do not manage.
2. 66.4% have experienced health improvement, but over 20% couldn't continue.
3. Reason for not continuing #1 is "motivation" at 47.8%.
4. Re-examinations: 46.8% incomplete, with "busyness/cost" as barriers.
**Survey Details**
[Survey Method]: Internet Survey [Survey Region]: Nationwide [Survey Period]: Friday, March 13 - Thursday, March 19, 2026 [Target]: Male and female full-time employees working for companies [Sample Size]: 522 people.
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**Survey Results Overview**
**1. Health Awareness is 64.8%, but Management is "Paper-Centric"; 20% Don't Manage.**
Asked about daily consciousness of health check results and management methods. 64.8% are conscious ("Very conscious" 16.1%, "Slightly conscious" 48.7%). 19.0% are not conscious ("Not very conscious" 10.0%, "Not conscious at all" 9.0%). Management Methods show age differences: in their 20s, "Save as data" is the most common (approx. 40%); for those 30 and older, "Store on paper" accounts for approx. 40-60%. Approx. 20% in each age group "don't manage." "Managed by employer" is around 10% overall. This indicates that while digitalization is progressing among younger generations, paper-based management is mainstream for about half, revealing challenges in data utilization.
**2. 66.4% Have Experienced Health Improvement, But Over 20% Cannot Continue.**
Over 60% have tried health improvement. "Currently continuing" is 44.4% (most common), followed by "Tried in the past but couldn't continue" (22.0%) and "Interested but never tried" (17.6%). About one-third of those who experienced health improvement did not continue.
**3. Reason for Not Continuing is #1 "Motivation" at 47.8%.**
Reasons for not continuing health improvement include: "Lack of motivation" (47.8%), "Too busy to spare time" (32.2%), "Couldn't feel the effects" (27.8%), and "Difficult to continue alone" (26.1%). This suggests that challenges arise in the continuation phase, regardless of initial interest or attempts. Maintaining motivation, securing time, and perceiving effects are key factors, indicating that relying solely on individual will has limitations.
**4. Re-examinations: 46.8% Incomplete; "Busyness/Cost" are Barriers.**
For those with re-examination items, 52.6% completed "all." 46.8% are incomplete ("Partially completed" 32.8%, "Did not undergo" 14.0%). This reveals that a significant number of people recognize the need for re-examination but do not act.
Reasons for not undergoing re-examination include "busy," "cost burden," and "troublesome procedures" cited by over 30% of respondents, indicating that time, financial, and psychological burdens are barriers to examination. This highlights that even with awareness of health risks, taking action to complete re-examinations faces challenges, underscoring the need for follow-up support.
**Conclusion**
While awareness of health check results is high, issues are observed in management, continuation, and taking action, referred to as "execution phase challenges." This suggests that corporate health management initiatives may be limited to "system introduction" and "awareness raising" without sufficiently translating into actual behavioral change or sustained continuation. The importance of "establishing systems to support execution" is emphasized.
The welfare service "Calorie Perks" aims to support health management by making it "easy to continue." It achieves this by visualizing health check results, preventing missed re-examinations with alerts, automatically recording daily activities (steps, meals), and promoting employee action through incentives like points and rankings. This initiative seeks to transition from "health management dependent on awareness and self-management" to "health management that is easy to continue through systems."
**About "Calorie Perks"**
"Calorie Perks" is a corporate welfare service that utilizes a smartphone app. It supports companies' health-conscious management and contributes to employee satisfaction and retention by combining functions that promote employee health with services that enrich daily life. It boasts high performance metrics: 82% utilization rate, 98% satisfaction, and 96% continuation rate (self-researched 2024). It is gaining attention as "deliverable welfare that doesn't end with introduction."
1. Calorie Perks "Welfare Service":
* AI Meal Logging/Management: Automatically estimates calories from meal photos for daily tracking.
* Point Program/Ranking: Converts daily "walking" into points and features employee rankings. Accumulated points can be exchanged for PayPay points via lottery.
* AI Health Data Management: Visualizes health check and medical examination results, automatically alerts for re-examination items to prevent missed appointments, and notifies about regular check-up periods.
* AI Suggestion Function: AI automatically proposes walking volume and time for goal achievement.
* Step/Distance/Time Measurement: Displays daily achievements numerically and with gauges to foster a sense of accomplishment.
* Calorie Calculation: Calculates weekly, monthly, and yearly calories based on registered user information.
* Decarbonization Display: Visualizes decarbonization volume based on walking distance compared to using transportation.
* Sleep Measurement: Analyzes sleep quality by assessing heart rate and body movement, providing a sleep quality score.
* Chat/Bulletin Board: Centralizes internal communication and information sharing within the app, fostering a sense of unity even in remote work environments.
2. Calorie Perks Member-Exclusive "Receipt Purchase Service":
Members can sell receipts for everyday expenses like utilities, communications, and convenience store purchases for marketing research purposes (this is not considered salary income). The annual transaction volume is approximately ¥621.9 million (2025 actual), indicating widespread usage. The service is applicable to approximately 1.31 million stores nationwide, supporting its practicality for use at everyday shopping locations.
**About Binetsu Co., Ltd.**
Binetsu Co., Ltd. aims to "free, update, and optimize" information through the internet and a bit of creativity, providing new encounters, new experiences, and new insights to as many people as possible.
Company Details:
* Name: Binetsu Co., Ltd.
* Established: February 2015
* Representative: President Katsuya Takamine
* Capital: ¥34.1 million (including capital reserve)
* Location: Times Building 10F, 2-2-2 Kumoji, Naha City
* URL: https://be-netz.com/index.php
* Business Contents: Corporate welfare services, performance-based recruitment sites, job support services.
**Survey Background**
In conjunction with "Labor Day" on April 7th, a survey was conducted on the actual state of health management in companies. In recent years, the importance of health management in companies has been increasing with the promotion of health-conscious management and the implementation of stress checks, and HR/labor departments are required to understand and respond to employee health status. On the other hand, cases are seen where health check results are not fully utilized, or re-examinations remain unaddressed, failing to lead to actual action. Based on this background, this survey aimed to clarify the reality of health management by focusing on the gap between employees' health awareness and their actual behavior.
**Survey Results Summary**
1. Health awareness is 64.8%, but management is "paper-centric"; 20% do not manage.
2. 66.4% have experienced health improvement, but over 20% couldn't continue.
3. Reason for not continuing #1 is "motivation" at 47.8%.
4. Re-examinations: 46.8% incomplete, with "busyness/cost" as barriers.
**Survey Details**
[Survey Method]: Internet Survey [Survey Region]: Nationwide [Survey Period]: Friday, March 13 - Thursday, March 19, 2026 [Target]: Male and female full-time employees working for companies [Sample Size]: 522 people.
◆Request for Credit Notation when Quoting/Reprinting
When reprinting this content, please use it with the credit "Survey by Calorie Perks" appended.
**Survey Results Overview**
**1. Health Awareness is 64.8%, but Management is "Paper-Centric"; 20% Don't Manage.**
Asked about daily consciousness of health check results and management methods. 64.8% are conscious ("Very conscious" 16.1%, "Slightly conscious" 48.7%). 19.0% are not conscious ("Not very conscious" 10.0%, "Not conscious at all" 9.0%). Management Methods show age differences: in their 20s, "Save as data" is the most common (approx. 40%); for those 30 and older, "Store on paper" accounts for approx. 40-60%. Approx. 20% in each age group "don't manage." "Managed by employer" is around 10% overall. This indicates that while digitalization is progressing among younger generations, paper-based management is mainstream for about half, revealing challenges in data utilization.
**2. 66.4% Have Experienced Health Improvement, But Over 20% Cannot Continue.**
Over 60% have tried health improvement. "Currently continuing" is 44.4% (most common), followed by "Tried in the past but couldn't continue" (22.0%) and "Interested but never tried" (17.6%). About one-third of those who experienced health improvement did not continue.
**3. Reason for Not Continuing is #1 "Motivation" at 47.8%.**
Reasons for not continuing health improvement include: "Lack of motivation" (47.8%), "Too busy to spare time" (32.2%), "Couldn't feel the effects" (27.8%), and "Difficult to continue alone" (26.1%). This suggests that challenges arise in the continuation phase, regardless of initial interest or attempts. Maintaining motivation, securing time, and perceiving effects are key factors, indicating that relying solely on individual will has limitations.
**4. Re-examinations: 46.8% Incomplete; "Busyness/Cost" are Barriers.**
For those with re-examination items, 52.6% completed "all." 46.8% are incomplete ("Partially completed" 32.8%, "Did not undergo" 14.0%). This reveals that a significant number of people recognize the need for re-examination but do not act.
Reasons for not undergoing re-examination include "busy," "cost burden," and "troublesome procedures" cited by over 30% of respondents, indicating that time, financial, and psychological burdens are barriers to examination. This highlights that even with awareness of health risks, taking action to complete re-examinations faces challenges, underscoring the need for follow-up support.
**Conclusion**
While awareness of health check results is high, issues are observed in management, continuation, and taking action, referred to as "execution phase challenges." This suggests that corporate health management initiatives may be limited to "system introduction" and "awareness raising" without sufficiently translating into actual behavioral change or sustained continuation. The importance of "establishing systems to support execution" is emphasized.
The welfare service "Calorie Perks" aims to support health management by making it "easy to continue." It achieves this by visualizing health check results, preventing missed re-examinations with alerts, automatically recording daily activities (steps, meals), and promoting employee action through incentives like points and rankings. This initiative seeks to transition from "health management dependent on awareness and self-management" to "health management that is easy to continue through systems."
**About "Calorie Perks"**
"Calorie Perks" is a corporate welfare service that utilizes a smartphone app. It supports companies' health-conscious management and contributes to employee satisfaction and retention by combining functions that promote employee health with services that enrich daily life. It boasts high performance metrics: 82% utilization rate, 98% satisfaction, and 96% continuation rate (self-researched 2024). It is gaining attention as "deliverable welfare that doesn't end with introduction."
1. Calorie Perks "Welfare Service":
* AI Meal Logging/Management: Automatically estimates calories from meal photos for daily tracking.
* Point Program/Ranking: Converts daily "walking" into points and features employee rankings. Accumulated points can be exchanged for PayPay points via lottery.
* AI Health Data Management: Visualizes health check and medical examination results, automatically alerts for re-examination items to prevent missed appointments, and notifies about regular check-up periods.
* AI Suggestion Function: AI automatically proposes walking volume and time for goal achievement.
* Step/Distance/Time Measurement: Displays daily achievements numerically and with gauges to foster a sense of accomplishment.
* Calorie Calculation: Calculates weekly, monthly, and yearly calories based on registered user information.
* Decarbonization Display: Visualizes decarbonization volume based on walking distance compared to using transportation.
* Sleep Measurement: Analyzes sleep quality by assessing heart rate and body movement, providing a sleep quality score.
* Chat/Bulletin Board: Centralizes internal communication and information sharing within the app, fostering a sense of unity even in remote work environments.
2. Calorie Perks Member-Exclusive "Receipt Purchase Service":
Members can sell receipts for everyday expenses like utilities, communications, and convenience store purchases for marketing research purposes (this is not considered salary income). The annual transaction volume is approximately ¥621.9 million (2025 actual), indicating widespread usage. The service is applicable to approximately 1.31 million stores nationwide, supporting its practicality for use at everyday shopping locations.
**About Binetsu Co., Ltd.**
Binetsu Co., Ltd. aims to "free, update, and optimize" information through the internet and a bit of creativity, providing new encounters, new experiences, and new insights to as many people as possible.
Company Details:
* Name: Binetsu Co., Ltd.
* Established: February 2015
* Representative: President Katsuya Takamine
* Capital: ¥34.1 million (including capital reserve)
* Location: Times Building 10F, 2-2-2 Kumoji, Naha City
* URL: https://be-netz.com/index.php
* Business Contents: Corporate welfare services, performance-based recruitment sites, job support services.