How To Set The Standard For Company Wellness

Health is a major concern in companies today. The sedentary lifestyle of employees can lead to major problems like heart disease. On the other hand, good health contributes to the productivity and efficiency of the business.Help to contribute to the wellness of employees with these ideas.

Bring In The Team
It's easier to reach goals with support. Use the support system of the company to work on individual and group weight loss goals.
Organize a company 5-K and donate any proceeds to a good cause. Or set up a series team sports games. Divide offices into teams and encourage homemade banners and shirts. Throw a picnic for opening day to unify employees and families.
Include The Family
Bring employee's families in for other activities, as well. Offer free vaccinations for everyone before the flu starts going around. This way you can prevent someone else's child from infecting your prized employee.
Turn The Office Into A Gym
1. Bring in a few machines and a representative to teach employees how to use them. The cost of a gym can be offset by the decrease in medical bills of healthy employees. Exercise that works out the heart helps to prevent cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure, thus reducing medicinal needs. Weight training decreases the risk of bone diseases like osteoporosis.

2. An indoor gym also looks good to those wishing to join the company. New hires always get a kick out of a well-maintained work out area.

3. Hand out stretch bands and free weights as a way to promote the new gym. Send out monthly email reminders to get good use out of it.
Let The Plants Do The Work
Bring plants into the office for a bit of green space. Big companies sometimes build forests and streams inside their buildings. Plant life soothes the environment. It helps bring peace.
Let The Sunshine In
A cold damp office makes for a hard place to work. As humans, we thrive in the sun. We need it to survive. The vitamin D of natural light helps keep us energized.
1. So open up the shutters and let the sun do its work.

2. Paint the walls a light color to help light move around the room. This will give the illusion that the office is more spacious than it is.

3. Keep the thermostat at a warm, comfortable temperature.
Water For Everyone
Good air conditioning temperatures create the illusion that you do not need to drink much water. The throat stays moist when you are not out in the heat all day. So it is easy to become dehydrated.
Dehydration can keep the body from working the way it should. It can lead to kidney and lymph issues and it can interfere with the digestive system. So encourage employees to drink lots of water throughout the day. Allow for multiple coffee breaks and offer free water cups with lids. This way water can be taken back to desks.
Instead of serving free coffee, which is full of unhealthy caffeine, serve free herbal tea or lemon water. This can help lower caloric intake as well.
Company Parties
Make sure that the best of foods are served at parties. Fill the dinner table with complex carbohydrates and lean meats. Serve chicken or fish instead of steak and brown rice instead of dinner rolls.
The dinner plate should be loaded with vegetables, so serve vegetable kabobs and appetizers. Fruit is delectable enough to serve as dessert. Make all grains whole grains and leave out the empty calories of alcohol.
With these improvements, you can make a big difference in your company. Employees will enjoy the change of pace that helps them stay healthy.