If you're still looking for ideas on where to steer your wellness programme for this year, here are a few suggestions for 2012 based on what I have found to be successful with participants.
All of these interventions are in line with the key objectives for any wellness programmes which are to provide:
1. A variety of exciting initiatives
2. Motivation towards individual behaviour change
3. Practical advice people can act on right away to help them feel great
As long as you cover these vital areas, your initiatives will be successful. So what's been working well and what could you try for your organisation?
A Healthy Eating Plan for your business
The plan is designed to help staff across the country experience great energy throughout the day. The plan includes ideas for meals, snacks, drinks, restaurant choices and healthy eating on the go. There's also a shopping list and some template ideas for how to design the food routine that works for every individual.
Benefits: Basically, it's all anyone needs to eat well every single day.
Corporate challenge
A popular event is a 5km corporate challenge. We have seen some impressive times from the whole group. Those who took part were elated with their results. Those who came along to support were inspired towards achievements of their own.
Benefits: A fantastic team event that caters for all levels of fitness
Wellness modules for Leadership Programmes
All management and leadership programmes benefit from a wellness component.
Benefits: It's a great opportunity to help staff discover how to get the most out of themselves mentally and physically, personally and professionally. Helps all of your leaders take their performance to the next level.
All of these interventions are in line with the key objectives for any wellness programmes which are to provide:
1. A variety of exciting initiatives
2. Motivation towards individual behaviour change
3. Practical advice people can act on right away to help them feel great
As long as you cover these vital areas, your initiatives will be successful. So what's been working well and what could you try for your organisation?
A Healthy Eating Plan for your business
The plan is designed to help staff across the country experience great energy throughout the day. The plan includes ideas for meals, snacks, drinks, restaurant choices and healthy eating on the go. There's also a shopping list and some template ideas for how to design the food routine that works for every individual.
Benefits: Basically, it's all anyone needs to eat well every single day.
Corporate challenge
A popular event is a 5km corporate challenge. We have seen some impressive times from the whole group. Those who took part were elated with their results. Those who came along to support were inspired towards achievements of their own.
Benefits: A fantastic team event that caters for all levels of fitness
Wellness modules for Leadership Programmes
All management and leadership programmes benefit from a wellness component.
Benefits: It's a great opportunity to help staff discover how to get the most out of themselves mentally and physically, personally and professionally. Helps all of your leaders take their performance to the next level.
Wellbeing Day
Benefits: A great opportunity to send some simple yet powerful wellbeing messages with some taster sessions and workshops. Also a fantastic way to gather information from staff on what they would find most useful in a wellbeing programme moving forwards
Running clinic with online and offline support
This can include taking staff out on running sessions to show them the fundamentals of running technique and providing them with some running specific workouts to help them improve their strength and stamina.
Benefits: These sessions can make an enormous difference to the progress runners of all levels are able to make.
Stretch, relax and refocus exercises for busy commuters
Travel time is often seen as dead time as far as wellbeing is concerned, but not any more. This is a plan that keeps people in great shape on the move and ensures they end their commute feeling energised and fired up for whatever comes next.
Benefits: Showing staff how to take simple steps to help with their wellbeing throughout each day helps them stay focused on personal performance as a priority
Office massage
10-minute treatments at the desk
Benefits. Quick, easy, non-intrusive, improves circulation, boosts immunity, relaxes and recharges staff, always much appreciated by those who receive treatments.
Benefits. Quick, easy, non-intrusive, improves circulation, boosts immunity, relaxes and recharges staff, always much appreciated by those who receive treatments.
