{"id":1426,"date":"2019-09-16T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addison.lwh.dev\/insights\/workplace-wellness-plans-tips\/"},"modified":"2019-09-16T13:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T20:00:08","slug":"workplace-wellness-plans-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/workplace-wellness-plans-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Wellness Plans. How and Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A little over 4 years ago I wrote a workplace wellness article called, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/staying-healthy-while-working-you-your-employer-win-sean-hastings\/\">Staying Healthy While Working: You and Your Employer Win!<\/a>  However, it seems that in 4 years we have actually gotten unhealthier as a society.  Without question, our country\u2019s lack of health and fitness has reached epidemic proportions as our life expectancy in the US continues to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossfit.com\/health\/life-expectancy\">&nbsp;<em>decline<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, most of us have healthy food and lifestyle options available, making it easier to make immediate improvements. But, it comes down to our own motivation to make the required changes.&nbsp;&nbsp; Below are some steps we can do as employers and professionals to help ourselves and our colleagues lead healthier lifestyles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workplace Wellness and Employers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no question that healthy employees are less expensive, happier, and more productive employees!&nbsp; Here are some tips you can use to  promote workplace wellness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Give your employees time to be active each day.<\/li><li>Implement wellness programs, as many companies have, that incentivizes employees to perform and track healthy habits. Reimburse employees for health club membership fees or an organized walk\/run.&nbsp; My employer,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dlcgroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DLC<\/a>, has a wellness program that incentivizes employees for certain healthy activities.<\/li><li>Ask your employees how their exercise and healthy eating plans are going. &nbsp;<\/li><li>When you order food for your company lunches and snacks order healthy food, such as salads and fruits, rather than pizza and donuts.<\/li><li>Lead by example! You can&#8217;t expect your employees to get fit and healthy if you stroll into the office every morning with a box of munchkins \u2013 we still can\u2019t run on Dunkin, despite the commercials!<\/li><li>Sign your team up for a fitness event such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spartan.com\/\">Spartan Race<\/a> or local 5k.&nbsp; Participating in these events together not only promotes health in your employees, but it also promotes camaraderie and team bonding.     Coincidentally, team bonding goes a long way towards improving employee retention. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workplace Wellness and Employees <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will spend less on healthcare, feel happier, and feel more energized throughout the day the better you eat and if you exercise daily! &nbsp;Here are some tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make time for exercise every workday. Walking, running, lifting, whatever.&nbsp; Before, during, or right after work.&nbsp; The trick is to build exercise into your schedule and do your best to make it one of your priorities.&nbsp;<\/li><li>If you succumb to peer pressure or enjoy being around others, join an exercise and\/or healthy food group. CrossFit, Yoga, Boot Camps, Cycling, Weight Watchers, a running or walking group. There is a group out there for whatever you are interested in doing.<\/li><li>Eat more whole and minimally processed foods. Cut down on sugars.&nbsp; <\/li><li>If you have kids, encourage them to exercise and eat healthy with you. Stop buying them breakfast cereal with marshmallows or any cereal named candy.&nbsp; Eat healthily and make exercise a priority as a family.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So don\u2019t sacrifice your health for your career.&nbsp; You have to be around to enjoy the fruits of your labor \u2013 make healthy living a priority and reap the rewards!&nbsp; Your employer will, too\u2026win-win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-author-sean-hastings-mba-client-services-director-dlc\">About the Author &#8211; Sean Hastings, MBA, Client Services Director, DLC<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sean serves as Client Services Director for DLC&#8217;s Chicago market. He has over 18 years of experience providing accounting and finance consulting, interim, and permanent placement solutions to public and private clients in the Chicago area.&nbsp;  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little over 4 years ago I wrote a workplace wellness article called, Staying Healthy While Working: You and Your<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"post_function":[],"post_audience":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1426","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-article"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Workplace Wellness Plans. 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