The short answer is: of course you can!
In fact, the two regularly compound off of each other for even more benefits than if you were to try for just one separately.
This is because of one simple formula:
- A healthier team = a happier team = better results for your clients!
As a business owner, you might think that your employees’ health is not within your responsibility.
While ultimately this may be true, there’s certainly no harm in giving them the opportunity to enjoy a healthy office life.
Everybody wins, but especially you: your office remains a healthy & happy environment for team members and clients alike.
Health Hack No.1: Get Fighting Fit With A Stand Up Desk
Stand up desks have long been recommended by health professionals, industry leaders and even performance coaches for anybody working in an office – and for good reason.
A stand up desk allows you to flex, stretch and workout your lower body while still working at optimal efficiency.
Regularly standing up while at work has been proven to:
- Increase blood circulation to fight off aching joints and muscle cramps
- Lower blood sugar levels
- Potentially lower your risk of heart disease
- Reduce back pain caused by extended periods of sitting
- Reduce neck pain caused by staring down at a computer screen
- It can even improve your mood when done often enough!
The best part is that your team won’t need to be standing all day to achieve these health benefits.
Standing up for just thirty minutes a day can have huge positive health benefits on yourself & your team.
When your team members are at their healthiest they are most likely to be performing their best. They are also likely to be contributing to a cohesive & collaborative environment.
Health Hack No.2: Reduce Sugar Crashes With Healthy Snacks
Let’s face it: it’s all too tempting to fill your office space with tasty treats, like MnM’s or chocolate bars.
After all, your team certainly won’t complain!
But having these sugary treats within easy reach day in, day out, can lead to:
- Energy crashes
- Loss of mental focus which results in productivity loss
- Encouraging unhealthy eating habits
Simply having a jar of sugary sweets within your field of vision is a constant temptation to “just have one more.”
So instead, consider providing healthy alternatives around the office:
- Fruits such as apples and bananas
- Oat bars
- Granola
- Organic Juice by the coffee grinder
While providing these types of nutritious snacks may seem over-the-top, they can actually provide long lasting energy boosts for your employees.
In turn, this will let everybody in your office work with more focus and mental clarity, without suffering from that afternoon crash.
More time spent focused = more success for your team and your clients!
Health Hack No.3: It Might Sound Crazy, But Plants Can Help!
Placing real plants within your office space – so that everyone can see at least one from their desk – is a positive gamechanger for your team’s mood.
There have been plenty of studies showing remarkable benefits of just a few houseplants being introduced to office spaces, from:
- 15% increase in productivity
- 38% reduction in fatigue
- 37% fall in tension and anxiety
Nearby plants will produce oxygen and give your space more of an ‘alive’ feeling, filling your space with mood-enhancing, living ornaments.
Additionally, research has shown that caring for plants (like watering and trimming them) is therapeutic for us as humans.
Health Hack No.3: Get Some Fresh Air & Sunshine For Lunch
Remember all those benefits we mentioned about regularly standing up at your desk during work?
You can multiply these effects for your team by going on a brief walk before, during or after lunch.
Now, you don’t have to go for a walk every lunchtime: but you should consider trying at least once or twice a week.
The benefits here are two-fold:
1. You get to be outside for a good portion of your day.
Sunlight, fresh air, the sound of birds: it’s all good for your body and soul!
You’ll come back feeling substantially more refreshed and ready to take on your next project with improved energy.
2. You can score an easy thirty minutes of exercise.
Walking loosens up your joints, resets your energy and even gives you mental clarity.
This will improve your mood, as well as stave off afternoon slumps in energy.
In fact, regular walks outside have even been proven to make you more creative, by giving you time to ponder any problems you may be working on!
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