Maintaining Fitness In The Office

Exercise and healthy living can be a foreign concept to some people. Yet it is crucial to a long, satisfying life. Help employees start living the kind of life they want to live with these ideas.

Reduce The Stress
Stress brings out the worst in people. It can cause unfriendly disputations and bad feelings. It can also make a person's body vulnerable to disease and viruses like the common cold and flu. Not many people know that the flu is a worldwide top killer.So do what you can to reduce the stress of daily living.
Bring a massage therapist into the workplace once a week to give 10-minute massages. This can relieve muscle tension that builds up, causing more stress. Give seminars about stress management. Teach stretching techniques to help employees unwind at their desks. Exercise really helps to relieve stress.
Exercise Time
Promote exercise. Working out builds up the body's immune system. Sweating on a consistent basis helps get rid of bad toxins in the body. It clears pours and rejuvenates the mind.
Consider bringing in a personal fitness trainer to teach classes during lunchtime or think about installing a gym. You can reimburse employees for gym memberships as well. Look into special deals with local gyms to sign up all employees.
Another idea is to hand out exercise equipment as gifts. Give pedometers and small treadmills. Offer work out DVDs as holiday treats and sporting goods as a way to say "thank you."
Together Time
Have company picnics and team building activities. Invite the company to retreats and parties. For the sake of fitness and friendship, establish company sports teams. Put on tournaments and games throughout the year. Volleyball is great for uniting a group. Softball is fun and relatively easy. Get pumped up for work, get unified, and get competitive.
It is important to spend time outside of work as a company. It creates friendships that lift morale. Everyone likes having someone to say hello to at work, knowing that someone cares for him or her. These tips can make for safer, more fun time together with employees.
Good Posture Goes A Long Way
Help keep employees focused and stress-free. Switch out all of the chairs with special ergonomically correct ones. These help with back problems, and thus prevent doctor's visits. This investment can lead to lower health costs for the whole company.
Teach tips for good posture in a seminar. Sitting in front of a computer screen all day can stain the back, neck and eyes. Make breaks a priority.
Shoot The Messenger
When flu and cold seasons roll around, pull out the shots. Vaccinations, that is. Offer free vaccinations through family doctors or reimburse care from cheaper clinics. For a bit of encouragement, you can even choose to host a day of free shots. Employees can bring in their families for some preventative fun. Serve free healthy drinks with a smile.
The flu actually kills thousands of people each year. Make sure that your employees do not carry the virus and remain healthy throughout winter and every time of year.
Lose Weight The Healthy Way
Promote healthy weight loss. Have each person see his or her doctor to set a goal weight. Provide incentives to reach personal goals. This can even become a team building exercise. Give out vacation days and gym memberships for rewards to encourage healthy weight loss.
With the problems of stress and obesity threatening the workplace, taking a few steps each month can do a lot to help out. Keep encouraging employees to work hard on their health goals. With incentives and changes to the environment, you may begin to notice the difference right away.