When the first health impairments occur, the German pension insurance helps with the free prevention program "RV Fit". With training elements on exercise, nutrition and stress management, you are supported in living and working healthily in the long term. The RV Fit prevention program combines an intensive start-up phase lasting several days with regular on-site training sessions that accompany your work.
As a company, you can also use the training program to help your employees stay healthy. Healthy employees have less sick leave, are more motivated and contribute their expertise to the company for longer. Deutsche Rentenversicherung's company service will advise you on occupational health management.

The prevention program is currently run by around 250 partner institutions in Germany.

The costs of the program are borne by Deutsche Rentenversicherung. You can take it part-time before or after work. During the start-up and refresher phases, your company must give you time off and you are generally entitled to continued payment of wages. You will receive EUR 5.00 in travel expenses for each outpatient training appointment, provided that you actually incurred the costs. In the case of inpatient prevention, you will be reimbursed for travel costs by second-class bus or train or your own car (EUR 0.20/kilometer).

The program typically has the following sequence:

• Start phase: 3 days full-day outpatient or 5 days inpatient time off from work.
• Training phase: 12 weeks 1-2 times a week on a part-time basis (mornings or evenings)
• Self-activity phase: 12 weeks of independent training in parallel to work (mornings or evenings)
• Refresher phase: 1 day full-day outpatient or 3 days inpatient time off from work

The duration of the phases may vary depending on the facility and state.