How much exercise should you do? Experts recommend a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate activity on at least 5 days a week. Some of the best types of exercise are, brisk walking, gardening, swimming, tennis, cycling and energetic housework - anything that makes you slightly out of breath and begin to feel warm.

Four times more men than women phone in sick because of work-related stress…

Men are four times more likely than women to phone in sick due to work-related stress. Of the 3,000 workers surveyed, 20% of men admitted to taking two sick days in the past month because of stress.

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Workplace Stress

Stress is one of the most common causes of workplace absence and is estimated to cost the economy £3.7 billion a year in lost productivity with 24 million feeling anxious and 1.4 million taking time off because of money worries.

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300,000 teachers off sick last year

Half of teachers took almost two weeks’ sick leave last year amid continuing concerns over workload and red tape.

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Huge numbers of NHS staff turn up for work while unwell

Two thirds of NHS employees are turning up for work when they don’t feel well enough to do their job according to a new survey.

Stress is a key issue for NHS trusts to consider and given the looming public-sector cuts, there is a risk that stress-related absences or even errors at work may increase.

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The growing interest in wellbeing strategies

More businesses than ever are waking up to the fact that investing in their employees’ health should be a crucial component of their business strategy, irrespective of the economic climate.

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The Case for Wellbeing

Following the Chancellor’s recent Emergency Budget, it is clear that we are all faced with a harsh economic climate where investments and expenditure are being cut or severely curtailed. Yet, spending cuts will inevitably result in staff shortages, thereby resulting in increased workloads for remaining individuals.

Employee morale is vital to steer the Public & Private Sectors through these turbulent times and will become the top priority for managers over the next few months. Every organisation will need to focus even more on making the most of existing resources whilst still trying to achieve financial advantage and improved service delivery.

Staff are likely to be faced with even higher levels of stress and pressure – more people will work longer hours, skip lunch breaks, cut back on exercise, and drink & smoke more.

During times like these, it is more important than ever to support wellbeing.

The business case for implementing a health and wellbeing programme is clear. Health and wellbeing does show a concrete return and doesn’t have to be expensive to put in place. Employees feel better about who they work for if they get a sense that their employers care. It is a good way to get commitment and focus from employees, especially now when they are worrying about the economy and their finances.

Investing in workplace wellbeing means healthier employees. This directly translates into an improved bottom line as people take less time off sick and work more effectively and productively.

In today’s economic climate, this is an investment organisations ignore at their peril.

We recognise that budgets are tight and reducing, and in response to this, we are introducing a new pricing structure that offers short-term, flexible commitment.

Companies can now offer ‘revitalisedBusiness’ to all of their employees for a fixed price of just a few hundred pounds per month.

‘revitalisedSchools’ is available to the entire school community (staff, families, parents and partner primaries) for a fixed price of just £85 per month.

The option of a rolling, quarterly contract gives you full flexibility to monitor and review the progress without long-term commitment.

This is an extremely cost-effective way of supporting wellbeing and very much in line with health promotion objectives and managerial initiatives in this area.

For more information, just go to www.revitalised.co.uk.

Let us know if you’d like a bit more info, or to arrange a ‘no-obligation’ meeting.

A healthy workforce is good for business

Investing in a health and wellbeing programme for employees can pay off in many ways for employers. Making smart benefit choices is more important than ever, and workplace wellness initiatives can be cost-effective and also make a real difference to your workforce.

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Fit for work

From healthy eating campaigns to tackling stress, promoting workplace wellbeing can lead to higher productivity and less sick leave. As the downturn bites, is it an investment companies ignore at their peril?

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Making wellbeing support private and confidential can be crucial …..

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