Summer Wellness

Wellness During the Summer

Wellness is important year-round; however if your workers haven’t gotten on the Wellness bandwagon, then now is the perfect time to get them there.

Summer is an ideal time of year to get back into shape and improve overall Wellness.  The weather is beautiful, workers can get outside and they are motivated by the thought of having to wear clothes with less coverage.  Fitness, or lack of fitness, is apparent in the summer.

Wellness in the Summer has Advantages

There are many advantages to beginning a Workplace Health Promotion Plan in the Summer.  Employees are more likely to get outside and walk or participate in group activities during the summer than they are in the cooler months of the fall and winter.  Summer is also a great time to establish a Wellness challenge with your workers and celebrate the completion of the challenge with a participant picnic or cookout.  Finally, it always seems easier to eat healthy during the summer with all the fresh vegetables and fruits that are available during this time.

Workplace Health Promotion Plan Kick-off

We recommend following these steps when starting a Workplace Health Promotion Plan in your office.

 Pick a wellness coordinator for the Workplace Health Promotion Plan who is willing and able to see it through.
 Make sure that you have the support of corporate leadership.
 Start a Wellness committee
 Make use of a Workplace Health Promotion Plan survey to uncover the obstacles and goals of your Workplace Health Promotion Plan
 Provide Health Risk Assessments
 Analyze the Workplace Health Promotion Plan and changes as needed
 Do not forget to stress that the Workplace Health Promotion Plan is for the workers.  Employee Wellness Programs have been found to prevent obesity, cancer, heart disease and hypertension.  taking part in in a Workplace Health Promotion Plan that provides all that should be an easy decision for the corporation and for the workers.