Developing a health or fitness habit requires a specific amount of repetition for it to be fully ingrained in the human body. Estimates suggest that the normal human can take anywhere from 3 weeks to over 2 months to adjust to a change in their lifestyle.
Considering the importance of health in the workplace today and the greater focus on ensuring healthy employees with a will to work and succeed, organizations are looking for wellness programs that can help them achieve just that.
Big or small, all businesses can benefit from some sort of wellness initiative in the workplace as it goes beyond just asking people to work on their fitness and coerces employees into accepting and following a wellness routine.
In this article, we look at some of the ideas and examples that employers can follow to introduce and follow an effective wellness program in their workplace. These ideas have been implemented by other employers and have reaped fruits.
On-Site Fitness Centers
This might just be the granddad of all corporate wellness programs. Even when corporate wellness wasn’t a breakthrough term and employers weren’t as motivated to following it as they are now, there was an effort by employers to provide an office gym to their employees. The presence of an office gym can help employees break the strut of their sedentary routines and move their muscles and joints a bit. As employees age, they will start to experience problems based on their inability to move.
Smoking Cessation Programs
This employee wellness program targets the well-known evil of smoking in the corporate workplace and can help employers save the best of their employees for the future by helping them quit smoking. Some workplaces find it in their best interest, for both ethical and economical reasons, to help employees quit smoking.
This program is usually implemented through pharmacological assistance and through the presence of a lifestyle coach with previous experience in helping people and groups quit smoking.
Yoga Classes
Many organizations have implemented yoga classes within the workplace to successfully initiate a move toward employee wellness. Besides the physical health benefits of yoga, the exercise is known to be a proven stress reliever. Team members in organizations where yoga classes are offered have noticed visible decreases in their stress levels due to yoga classes. If your organization has an open space in the form of a roof or a garden available, the yoga classes can be moved in the open as well.
We at JS Benefits Group have worked with numerous clients to initiate an effective wellness plan within their organization. You can get in touch with JS Benefits Group immediately to discuss and devise a plan.
