{"id":5816,"date":"2021-08-15T15:11:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T13:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillstown-nl.prod.stuurlui.dev\/hub\/2021\/08\/15\/promote-the-health-of-your-employees-in-three-easy-steps\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:34:36","slug":"promote-the-health-of-your-employees-in-three-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skillstown-nl.prod.stuurlui.dev\/com\/blog\/promote-the-health-of-your-employees-in-three-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Promote the health of your employees in three easy steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5816\" class=\"elementor elementor-5816\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd4cc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fd4cc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10ce4eef\" data-id=\"10ce4eef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f589288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f589288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know that healthy employees are 18% more productive and 27% less absent than unhealthy colleagues? This evidence shows the importance of creating a workplace environment that prioritises the well-being, happiness, and fitness of your team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7941e150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7941e150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd with more people now working from home &#8211; without the daily support or check-in of colleagues and friends &#8211; it\u2019s even more important to make sure that they are looking after themselves, getting some exercise and not falling into a downward mental spiral. Here are our three easy steps to promote the health of your employees.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4392f5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4392f5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Facilitate your employees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210f4f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"210f4f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many of your employees will already be investing in their own personal health, but others don&#8217;t know where to start. And that\u2019s really the hardest part \u2013 just to begin. By taking on a facilitating role as an organisation, you can help remove any existing barriers, making it easier for them to get started on their health journey.<\/p><p>Here are some ideas:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c11e2b3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6c11e2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Give your employees the space to work on their health during working hours. This way, you as an organisation take on part of the responsibility. Ultimately, this pays for itself in less absenteeism and employees who feel better about themselves.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Actively share relevant content about a healthy lifestyle. This could be as simple as healthy recipes or stretching exercises one can do behind the desk. Or get a dietician in for a corporate wellness day. Use your existing resources as much as possible, such as an internal newsletter or the intranet.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Encourage your employees to read up on health and vitality themselves. Give them 24\/7 access to <a href=\"\/\">online training courses<\/a> on the subject, ensuring that they are armed with the right information and knowledge to lead a healthy lifestyle. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cd6efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19cd6efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Don\u2019t forget mental health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c0ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6c0ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMental health is often overlooked, but it\u2019s becoming a massive problem around the world, especially with the impact of Covid-19 and the many lockdowns it\u2019s necessitated. Stress, anxiety and isolation, together with new the ways of living and working, is affecting the mental health and well-being of your employees in some way, no matter how well-adjusted they may seem. So how can you deal with this as an employer?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b76cee elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"79b76cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Maintaining contact is a priority. Work-related matters are easily discussed and dealt with during working hours, but it\u2019s also important to set aside times for more personal conversations. Schedule a virtual coffee break with your employees once a week or a team get-together on a Friday afternoon every month. In this way you\u2019ll be building a personal bond with all of your staff members, giving them the confidence to speak to you, should they have a personal problem that they are battling to deal with. And together, you\u2019ll be able to brainstorm about how to deal with the stress in question.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Did you know that 72% of employees feel pressure asking for days off? Help them by organising mental health days, where all staff members have the space and time to work on their mental health. Include healthy activities during these days, such as yoga classes, a healthy cooking demo or a volleyball tournament, and call in the professionals to talk about mental health. It\u2019ll get your employees out of their usual routine, help to ease their daily stresses and give them the knowledge they need to live a healthy life, both mentally and physically.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b0aefd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b0aefd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Know how to motivate your employees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d84c2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d84c2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnfortunately, even with all the tools in the world, if your employees do not have the motivation to get moving and stay healthy, they won\u2019t achieve results. So you need to motivate them to get started, and then show them why it\u2019s important for them to keep going.\n\nSharing your own experience is a great way to communicate your support. This can be done during virtual coffee breaks. If your team hears that you take the time to look after yourself, chances are they\u2019ll see the value in it for themselves. Sharing success stories about colleagues also works well. Think of colleagues who have started exercising, stopped smoking, lost weight or even completed a whole host of health-related <a href=\"\/\">training courses from SkillsTown<\/a> in the field of health and vitality. When they see that their colleagues can do it, they are motivated to give it a try themselves!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7304908d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7304908d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAre you eager to inspire your employees towards a healthier, more fulfilling lifestyle but unsure where to start? <a href=\"\/demo\">Contact us today for a free demo<\/a>, and we\u2019ll show you the many options and endless possibilities you\u2019ll find on our <a href=\"\/\">online training platform<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that healthy employees are 18% more productive and 27% less absent than unhealthy colleagues? 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