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TOP TIPS TO
S TAY H E A LT H Y
AT W O R K - F O R
E M P LOY E E S
* No facilities? No problem. Set up an
outside running or walking club for
you and your colleagues to attend
during a break or after work.
 
* Begin a monthly fitness challenge
for you and your work buddies:
count steps, organise monthly
workouts and keep track of
everyone's improvements.
 
* Instead of a swear box, have a
'temptations box'. Every time you
reach for an unhealthy snack, £1
goes in the box. At the end of the
month, donate what you have
collected to charity.
 
* Find a friend who is also interested
in keeping fit and healthy and
take it in turns to make healthy
lunches and snacks for each other.
Be in it together!
 
* If a number of people want to lose
weight, invest in a measuring tape
and some scales. Each week check
your progress, celebrating your
successes together along the way.

Wellness provision in the workplace
tends to be the most popular choice
for employers as it's welcomed
by employees.

Wellness trends

Fitness continues to be a key focus, and
86% of employers included physical
activity in their wellbeing strategy,
followed closely by mental health at
82%. Perhaps more interestingly, a study
from REBA (Reward & Employee Benefits
Association) has highlighted that sleep is
the fastest growing area that employers
are looking to address, with a staggering
88% of organisations planning future
growth in this area.

HOW
A CORPORATE GYM CAN PAY FOR ITSELF
HOW A CORPORATE GYM CAN PAY FOR ITSELF

REVENUE

250

£15

X

£3,750
X

400

PER
MONTH

NUMBER OF STAFF

GYM MEMBERS

EQUIPMENT:

STAFFING:

PLUS VAT
PER MONTH

1,700

£

PER MONTH
(10 HRS PER WEEK)

1,750

£

GYM MEMBERSHIP:

PER PERSON
PER MONTH

COST
NEUTRAL

MANAGEMENT FEE: PER
MONTH

300

£

PER
MONTH

£3,750
COSTS
Quite simply, a good night's sleep
improves concentration and productivity.
Fitness challenges, such as marathons,
hikes or bike rides, are also rapidly
increasing. They were some of the most
popular initiatives in the workplace last
year, and this is not set to slow down.
Mindfulness is also a fast-growing
area. Nearly 40% of employers are
planning to introduce mindfulness
sessions over the next few years. This
has been widely recognised as a very
effective tool for helping to reduce
stress and help employees adopt a more
positive mind-set.

How to support
fitness at work

There are many initiatives you can
implement to show support in the
workplace. For example, an immediate
solution could be to sponsor a charity
fitness event, which would rapidly
increase employee engagement and
encourage teamwork and improve
bonding time.
Another way to help support the
training required for charity challenges,
as well as generally increase overall
workplace fitness, is to install a corporate
gym. This doesn't have to be expensive
and if the money is spent wisely it can

reap great rewards. There are even ways
to make money from your corporate gym.

Benefits of a
corporate gym

If you are considering having a
complete gym installation, then this is
a great opportunity to get employee
buy-in and increase motivation and
engagement. There are many ways you
can finance the installation and ongoing
maintenance, so this is not something
that only large corporates have the
ability to achieve.
Nick Sadler, managing director of
motive8, says: "Employee wellbeing
is becoming a vital part of a business
strategy. Retention and engagement are
key issues in the workplace, so setting
your business apart from the competition
by advocating and promoting wellness
will support business growth."
Fitness has been proven to help
improve overall mental health and
improve recovery times after illness.
There were over half a million employees
suffering from work-related stress last
year, and 12.5 million work days were lost
as a result. This issue is on the increase.

What motive8 offers

There are a number of services
that motive8 can provide, covering
a wide range of areas, from gym
design, installation, management and
maintenance, to a full range of wellbeing
services. motive8 specialises in creating
bespoke health and fitness facilities and
has a wealth of expertise in corporate
gym design and aftercare.
For a free consultation to see
how we can improve the health
of your workforce, please call us
on 0800 028 0198 or email 
info@m8group.co.uk
https://m8group.co.uk/
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