Wellness at the Workplace 

When you are an adult and have to work 40+ hour weeks, it’s easy to fall into unhealthy habits because of lack of time and/or energy. It’s important to encourage and build a healthy environment in the workplace, since this is where adults spend most of their time.  

Here are some ideas on how to build a healthier environment in the workplace: 

1. Provide healthy office snacks: Do this instead of having unhealthy vending machine snacks. 

1. Get your team on their feet: Offer standing desks to avoid sitting all day. 

1. Launch a step competition: Whoever has more steps on their tracker gets an incentive. 

1. Practice gratitude: Encourage your team to write out what they’re grateful for every day. After a few weeks, have them reflect on their mood and productivity. 

1. Make your office pet-friendly: This will reduce stress and increase productivity and collaboration. 

1. Sponsor guided meditation: This will help lower stress and increase life expectancy. 

1. Host a cooking class: This will be a fun way to learn about nutrition and try new foods. 

1. Bring the outdoors inside: Have potted plants inside the office or, if possible, set up a vertical garden inside. 

1. Host an anxiety workshop: This is a great way to reduce stigma and help those in the office who suffer from anxiety, depression, or other mental health disorders. 

1. Host a comedy show: Bring a comedian or treat the office to a night out at a comedy club. After all, laughter is the best medicine. 

Hopefully employees will be more productive, happier, and overall healthier once these ideas are implemented into the workplace.  

Written by: Vivian Daher 

Arruda, W. (2018, April 09). 10 Employee Wellness Ideas That Will Help You Attract Top Talent. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2018/04/08/10-employee-wellness-ideas-that-will-help-you-attract-top-talent/#7e12c0907db0