Here's how to encourage employees to exercise more at work!

The number one health goal for most employees has to do with moving more. As an employer, it is important that you help your employees with these goals. By getting employees to exercise, you can prevent illness and keep them employable in the workplace. But how can you help them do this? After all, exercise at work is often only minimal, especially if it's an office job. In this article, we give you tips for encouraging movement at work.

Moving more at the desk

Many offices have already deployed sit-stand desks. But did you know that treadmills and ergonomic bikes are also made specifically for behind your desk? This is a great way to give employees the opportunity to exercise more while working. Besides the fact that your employees will soon notice improvement in their health, it also supports their work process. Daily restlessness will disappear from the body through exercise and stimulate the brain, which will lead you to better and creative work performance.

Deploy a quarterly theme focused on vitality!

Have you heard of quarterly themes? These are learning themes that you can deploy organization-wide so that all employees will focus on them during this quarter. For example, you can choose the learning theme 'Vitality'. Within this theme you can then organize various activities and assignments that employees have to perform together or alone. This way they learn new knowledge and skills about vitality and you can stimulate movement at work!

Form sports groups with colleagues

Many will report that they do not exercise enough due to lack of time. Therefore, make sure you make it possible to do so during work hours to facilitate the goals for more exercise. Create sports groups and schedule a running session or dance workshop twice a week, for example. If showers are not available, it is better to schedule this at the end of the day. Then they can go straight home afterwards. Or choose to start in the morning with a half-hour of yoga. This is a little less intense, but still gets your whole body moving.

Provide online training offerings

How easy would it be if you could provide all employees with a stack of online training on movement in one go? You can with our online learning platform! The wide range of trainings within the platform allows them to choose the one that suits them best. Think of trainings like: sports and nutrition, the basics of training, yoga for beginners, how movement affects thinking, and much more.

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