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Knowledge Hub: Workplace Wellbeing
Discover how you can create an active, prosperous and content workforce in Lincolnshire and improve workplace wellbeing within your organisation.
Impact of an active workforce…
30% reduced risk of depression due to regular exercise
27% fewer sick days taken by physically active employees
£60bn the cost of an unhealthy workforce to the UK taxpayer
Creating an active workplace and improving workplace wellbeing
On average British people sit for 8.9 hours a day (for office workers this is 10 hours) with almost 70% of sitting taking place at work. Improve your workplace wellbeing by encouraging your workforce to beak up sedentary time and get moving throughout their working day.
You can support a more active workforce through:
- Listening to your workforce
- Make time for movement
- Create an active environment
Depending on the nature of your organisation you could:
- Encouraging Active Travel – make it easy or incentivise people to commute on foot or by bike; if not all of the way then for the final leg of their journey
- Providing access to a ‘cycle to work’ scheme to make owning a bike more affordable
- Provide standing up desks and balance balls to sit on
- Encourage active meetings – walk while you talk
- Create competitions or challenges using apps, Strava etc. to encourage more movement during the day
Workplace wellbeing resources
Download our flyer or visit the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce leadership and wellbeing hub. As an added bonus, businesses who are members of the Chamber of Commerce can benefit from ‘Westfield Health’ private health care.
