Why are workplace wellness programs important for employee well-being? | Zyla Health
Organizing frequent workplace wellness programs is a way of your company telling you that they care for you and you are valuable to them.
These can be in the form of standard health checkups, workplace mental health programs, group activities, or can be educating you about occupational health.
I know, as an employee you might feel like all of this is not necessary or that it cuts down your time to do your core work but these programs are equally important as your core work to ensure health and wellness in the workplace.
Workplace wellness programs help increase production and promote a happy workplace. Let us learn more about how this happens and the different types of wellness programs by reading this blog…
What are workplace wellness programs?
These are activities arranged specifically for employees to ensure that a healthy workplace environment is achieved. These activities are planned within the work schedule and target a holistic approach toward employees’ well-being.
A happy and healthy workplace environment equals better productivity, efficiency in meeting deadlines, and employee longevity.
Now let’s understand, what exactly are the types of activities that are considered as workplace wellness programs?
Types of workplace wellness programs
Keep in mind that workplace wellness programs can have different meanings for every individual. The main aim of having these programs is to ensure a better and fitter team!
Some examples of workplace wellness programs are:
1. On-campus fitness centres
These may be in the form of a gym at your office, yoga sessions or some other form of exercise organized weekly by an instructor. The main purpose of this program is to keep you physically fit and prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
2. Wellness challenges
As the name suggests these programs are designed to have healthy competition and keep you motivated. Like a step challenge, the more steps you walk, the more your chances of winning this challenge will be. They are usually accompanied by a reward.
Learn more about “Walking technique for weight loss”.
3. Workplace mental health programs
Well-being is not only limited to physical health but extends to mental and spiritual health as well. Your company may hire specialized individuals like psychologists who you can turn to, to manage your stress and anxiety, or talk about anything that bothers you.
4. Regular health checkups
Your company might provide you with regular health checkups to ensure you are healthy. These checkups might include laboratory tests (where urine and blood samples are required), chest X-ray and ECG.
Companies plan a pre-employment health checkup too, learn more about “Why pre-employment medical checkups are important for corporates?”
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With a better understanding of what workplace wellness programs are and some of the different types of programs, let’s now learn about how they contribute to your wellness…
Importance of workplace wellness programs
1. Improved quality of life
These programs ensure your physical, mental and emotional betterment. Thus, your company indirectly contributes to improving your quality of life.
Did you know that stress can cause your blood pressure to rise? Read about their relationship in our blog, “Can stress cause high blood pressure?”
2. Prevents work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Workplace wellness programs that focus on physical activities like gyms, yoga classes, health challenges etc. have you moving throughout the day rather than sitting in one posture.
This decreases the stress placed on your muscles and prevents work-related musculoskeletal disorders like back pain, neck pain, leg pain, knee pain and hand pain.
To know more about posture and body pain, read “Is your bad posture leading to body pains? Quick posture tips to follow!”
3. Keeping a check on your health
By conducting regular health checkups, you are able to identify if all your body functions are normal. They also help in diagnosing and preventing chronic diseases in the early stage.
4. Keeps you and your employer happy
If your company values you, and your health by keeping a track of how you are doing and ensuring regular activities for occupational health and safety in the workplace, you are more likely to be happy with working in such a company and with your work quality your employer will also be happy.
Now you know why a team needs to involve in these workplace wellness programs. Thus when these programs are held continuously over a span of time, a corporate can easily achieve adequate occupational health and safety in the workplace.
Lastly, I would like to talk about some of the benefits of workplace wellness programs, so that their importance can further be emphasized…
Benefits of workplace wellness programs
Let’s talk about some of the major benefits of these programs for the fulfillment of adequate health and wellness in the workplace:
- Better work productivity and thus increased quality of work
- Job satisfaction
- Keeps the job exciting and decreases the chances of getting bored with a monotonous routine
- Keeps you on top of your health
- Prevents work-related muscle and joint pain
- Decreases the amount of rework required
- Decreases overall work stress
- Improves work culture
- Reduces health risk and abstinence from work
- Reduces overall health care costs
- Higher employee retention
With all these amazing reasons why workplace wellness programs are important, don’t take them lightly the next time your company organizes any such activity for you. Involve more and more and improve your physical and mental health.
If you are looking for a program that can guide you in improving your team’s well-being, I’ll suggest you download the Zyla app now for personalized guidance! Zyla has a team of experts including doctors, nutritionists, physiotherapists and psychologists who together provide holistic approaches to achieve your health goals.
You can also mail us your questions at care@zyla.in.
Stay strong! Stay healthy!
P.S. Credits for this article go to Varuna…
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