Have you ever thought someday, how healthy your lifestyle, working in the office? Usually, we are reminded about it only when the body begins to fail, and we understand that to cope with the problems without the help of the doctor is no longer possible. And with the modern pace of life in the office and office culture with complimentary cookies and coffee rivers, problems occur more often. There are two types of office workers: those who injected from morning till night without weekends, and those who work are not particularly overwhelmed, but had to sit in the office and out on free-calorie grub.
As a result, health problems arise at all, just the reasons are different. A sick employee - not a productive worker. Therefore, a healthy office is key to the success of the company and support of subordinates in the normal functional state should be one of the main priorities of management.
And some of it is pretty good offices fails! Lessons from the health office boundless.com team.
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It is difficult to build around themselves a healthy space, when you share a small office with other staff or work in a large openoffice. But if you build your own company and you decide to move to a new office, there is a good chance to make things right!
1. Live plants. Potted plants not only decorate the office space, which also plays an important role, but also helps get rid of stress. So a little summer garden in a separate corner is not such a bad idea.
The only caveat - choose plants, easily maintained. And before buying flowering plants, make sure that your employees do not suffer from allergies to pollen.
2. Natural lighting. Natural lighting is one of the keys to productive work and human health. Natural lighting reduces eye strain, promotes the production of vitamin D and helps our body to work according to his natural biorhythms.
So try to choose an office with large windows, which gets a lot of light. If this is impossible, brainstorming and meetings on the street. Large terrace would be an ideal place for such events.
3. Desktops. We've buzzed you all ears for desktops, which allow standing work. Sedentary work at the computer obviously does not add health. Rather, it adds back problems, neck, hands, plus the headaches and vision problems (Screens - is a separate issue).
Changing the position of the table and the ability to add some exercise power and reduces health problems. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to purchase tables transformers and good chairs, do not skimp on it! Especially that the decisions of the tables are obviously cheaper than the solution of health problems of your employees.
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4. Useful "office snacks." Instead of standard cookies and chocolates in your kitchen should be dishes with fruits and vegetables. And dried fruits, nuts and green tea will make him a great company. Yogurt and other dairy products are also welcome.
All of these foods taste good, great help to maintain a high level of productivity and at the same time will keep the digestive system in good condition.
5. Measure. Whatever we do, we must know when to stop. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle should not become a draconian rule. Sometimes employees can relax, have a coffee with a sweet or a bottle of beer after a busy day.
Private room with a comfortable sofa are also welcome;)
6. Siesta. Let's go back to our comfortable sofas - a great place for an afternoon rest. Numerous studies have shown that after the lunch rest people more productive. Usually at this time, the working rhythm is winding down and the staff literally asleep at your desk. And they are not at fault, because after a delicious and healthy lunch for our body still needs time and energy to digest it. So that core resources rush to the aid of our digestive tract.
I am not in any way do not agitate for a five-hour siesta - one hour would be sufficient for rest and renewed strength. And this, too, by the way, proven by numerous studies.
7. Frequent breaks. Short breaks for 5-10 minutes to get up from the computer and rest your eyes, and at the same time to stretch his stiff body - another good way to keep the health office. This time allows our brain to switch from the current problems and relax.
Not for nothing in schools and universities have breaks between lessons. Perhaps someone from your staff come in brilliant idea for solving another problem during the five-minute on the basketball court!
8. Allocate space for bike parking. If at least some of your employees love to ride bikes, it would be great to find a place to store them. Perhaps their example will be contagious and soon you will not need a parking lot.
9. Encourage exercise. If you have the space and opportunity to arrange at least a few times a week group classes in various sports. It may be football, basketball or yoga. Fit everything like your employees. Especially if some of them are really passionate about, and long enough to hold certain sport, he may well cope with the role of the instructor.
10. Pets in the office. Office Animals - a troublesome, but very cool! Dogs and cats are great to help relieve stress and defuse tensions. If you can not make a general office pet, you can dedicate one day per week (eg Friday) and allow workers lead their favorites. The only thing that we can agree on the sequence, or your office will become a zoo :)
Unfortunately, I do not know how really to create similar conditions in domestic companies. But I have a few examples that allow us to hope for the best.
One of the largest Ukrainian companies pay their employees and their family members tickets to a sports club. In another one enterprising officer wrote a note saying, "The place for fruits and vegetables" and put it in one of the dishes in which the cookies were office. The next day there were apples and bananas.
And the example of the near abroad - in one of the major Polish media holdings Friday - day pets.