Employee wellness

Adults spend a large part of their waking hours working. The impact of work and the working environment on health cannot be underestimated, because health and well-being are shaped by the nature of work, workplace conditions, and people's own knowledge, skills, and courage to stand up for their own health and well-being.

A wellness challenge is a fun and at the same time useful endeavor, whose aim is to create good habits in people, improve mental and physical health and create a sense of belonging in employees. Challenges don't have to be difficult. Let's take a simple step challenge for example. All you have to do is just walk and be as active as possible.

Employee satisfaction and commitment at work is the foundation of a happy and well-functioning working environment. A committed and satisfied employee motivates others around them and helps to enhance the company's reputation as an employer. Despite this, many employees feel that they are not involved in decision-making, that their opinions are not listened to or that their work is not valued. Such a work culture can lead to employee burnout and foster a constant need for new recruits.

You are thinking of moving with colleagues? Would you like to improve your exercise habits or do you see colleagues as great workout buddies? That's great, but how do you sell the idea of activity challenges to your boss? Let's figure it out together.

A wellness incentive is something that prompts, influences, and pushes us to achieve goals or do some beneficial activity. It is a strong emotion or desire that impacts the overall well-being of an individual. If we talk about employee wellness incentives, it is something that employers use to promote wellness by offering rewards and recognition to their employees.

Since the beginning of this millennium, there has been only a trend toward the global decline of physical activity – meaning more than 36.8% of the world's population does not move enough. The problem is even twice as worse in high-income countries. Of course, there have always been amazing individuals, but to have a true corporate culture swims against the tide requires a very conscious and consistent action plan from HR.

One of the key questions we are often asked is whether physical activity and employee engagement can be promoted in the long term through the YuMuuvi platform. The easy answer is yes, of course. As proof and explanation, we have analyzed the statistics of our customers and brought you the most important findings and recurring patterns.

If you combine objective data and social motivation, it can result in behavioural change. But if you mix it with company's motivation to advance their employee well-being, you can see miracles.

What if I told you that you and your team could effortlessly walk 100+ miles from one city to another? Maybe this idea seems a bit crazy? The reality, however, is that this is exactly the kind of result you will achieve during the year if you replace a team meeting with a walk for about 15 minutes almost every working day instead of sitting.

As employee wellness programs are getting more popular month by month, we get asked more often how to do them successfully. The success indicators differ depending on a corporation size, average employees age and the culture in the company, but there's one thing we are sure, should increase the participation percent and the results' relevance.

We have now entered the third year of the global pandemic. On the one hand, life has already become a norm in society with the virus, but on the other hand, we have also constantly re-evaluated the situation and, if necessary, implemented rapid changes. Gradually, however, we are beginning to understand the long-term and lasting effects of this pandemic.