This Healthy Workplace Month, Reset your Corporate Wellness

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Many of us spend the majority of our waking hours work. We rarely think about the impact our work environment can have on our well-being. Whether it’s at home, in an office or anywhere in between, there’s always room for improvement when it comes to your corporate wellness.

Corporate Wellness 101

I just started a new job this week and it happens to fall on October is Healthy Workplace Month (in Canada).

With a new job comes new challenges but a chance to create healthier routines. The Healthy Workplace Month is about making an effort to creating corporate wellness.

Why not take this opportunity to challenge yourself to make healthy changes to your workspace?

Get Your 20-20-20

For many of us, a day at work means long hours in front of a computer.

According to the Ontario Association of Optometrists, excessive screen time can lead to:

• blurred vision
• headaches
• tearing
• dry and irritated eyes

If you’re feeling the strain, try the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, take a 20 second break from your screen and focus on something at least 20 feet away from you.

To treat the symptoms of dry eye, keep eye drops handy. HydraSense® introduced 3 new products for dry eyes this year that are worth a second look.

They are preservative-free and give you long-lasting relief that’s also gentle on the eyes. These eye drops for dry eyes:

• Contain a clinically proven, naturally sourced lubricant: sodium hyaluronate
• Feature an innovative sterile bottle with a built-in filter, allowing hydraSense® to be preservative-free
• Are phosphate-free

Colour Your World

The colours around us can affect how we think and feel. Your corporate wellness depends on the hues around you!

For your corporate wellness, try adding a pop of colour to your workspace, even if it’s just a bright picture frame or festive mouse pad.

Dressing up your surroundings can help your mind gear up for work, de-stress or bring joy to your day.

Make a Break For it

Breaking up your routine is a great way to clear your head and relieve stress.

You may be stuck at work for 8 hours, but you don’t have to take it sitting down. Establish corporate wellness by:

• getting up during the day to bounce ideas off of a coworker
• taking a walking meeting with your team
• walking to a further coffee spot to get your cup of joe
• doing a little dance if you’re feeling brave

If you work from home, a change of scenery may give you new perspective on a tough project. Try hitting a coffee shop or even renting a shared workspace for a few days a week.

Bring Comfy Back

Do you spend a lot of time in an office chair? A few simple tweaks to your workspace can help you cut down on back pain.

Keep your spine straight by raising your monitor up to eye level and positioning your knees at a 90-degree angle.

If you need fast relief to get back to work, ALEVE® lasts up to 12 hours with just one caplet or liquid gel capsule. It provides effective relief of:

• arthritis and pain of inflammation
• joint and body pain
• muscular ache
• backache
• headaches
• migraine pain

It’s no fun trying to get work done when your back hurts, so keep some ALEVE® on hand.

Start a Healthy Lunch Club

Proper nutrition is an important part of staying alert and energized at work.

If you’re finding it difficult to pack healthy food and snacks throughout the week, share the burden with a few close friends by starting a healthy lunch club.

Take turns putting together the next day’s lunch for your group. It’s a great way to share your positive new habits with your coworkers.

Get Going With an Exercise Club

While this one may be difficult for some people it can become a lot easier once you create a group and you are all accountable to one another.

Organizing a running, walking, yoga club at work can really help keep you and colleagues healthy. Having others do it with you will motivate you and keep you consistent with your exercise routine.

If group exercises aren’t your thing, you can always do it alone. Be sure to book time slots in your calendar to ensure that you actually get it done!

Be Consistent With Your Skincare Routine

This one may not necessarily refer to your time at work, at least not when it comes to your face. Ensuring that your body is well rested and nourished is essential to looking fresh, alert and beautiful for your workday.

Using skincare products to exfoliate, hydrate and illuminate your skin will go a long way in keeping the stress effects away from your face.

Apart from your face, your hands need some nourishment as well, especially in the colder months. Making sure you keep a hand cream tube or bottle in your drawer and/or purse is good idea to keeping your hands moisturized.

The Gist of it

Ensuring corporate wellness isn’t as hard as we may think it is. All it takes is some planning and organization to keep you going.

Just like you know to turn on your computer in the morning when you start, remembering to do these things for your wellness will become second nature.

Above all, don’t forget to get enough sleep at night! All the corporate wellness programs you can set up won’t equivocate to anything if your body is not getting the rest it needs.

What can you do this month to encourage a healthy environment where you work?

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