Employee wellness

24 practical employee wellness tips for employers, grouped by theme – mental health, movement, flexibility, culture and connection, growth and benefits – plus where to start.

The gym pass era is fading. Employees now expect wellness programs that address the whole picture: physical, mental, social and financial wellbeing. What whole-person wellness actually looks like, what the burnout and ROI evidence really says, and what the best programs get right.

Wellness incentives can boost participation – or waste money. Here is what the research says works, what backfires and which incentives to choose.

A complete guide to employee wellness programs: what they are, why they matter, how to measure ROI and how to build one your people will use.

Four free, year-long employee wellness challenge templates, plus how to set goals, rewards, tracking and a timeline for your first team challenge.

Engagement can be built deliberately. Here are 12 proven strategies to increase employee engagement – and how to measure whether they work.

Want to move together with your colleagues? Here are 5 arguments to convince your boss, answers to common objections and a ready-to-send email.

How to set SMART goals for summer wellness challenges – a step-by-step guide with vague vs SMART goal examples, plus how HR teams can apply SMART goals when designing a team challenge.

Objective data plus social motivation can change habits for decades. Here is why companies are uniquely placed to use employee engagement to increase motivation – and how to do it.

Can engagement and activity be sustained long term? Ten real patterns from anonymized YuMuuv customer data – the good and the less flattering.

Replace a 15-minute meeting with a walk every day and your team covers about 175 miles a year. Here is how our team made walking meetings a daily habit.

Ten simple ways to make the most of the last weeks of summer – outdoor time, hydration, people, sleep, seasonal food, nature and daylight – and carry your best habits into autumn.

Workplace wellness does not need a big budget. Here are 15 easy wellness tips for the workplace that help people move, rest and connect.

Why fall is one of the best times to launch a workplace wellness challenge – the fresh-start effect, cooler weather and building habits before winter – plus seven challenge ideas, real customer examples and a five-step launch plan.

Workplace wellness has changed for good since the pandemic. Here are 12 workplace wellness trends shaping 2026 and what they mean for HR teams.