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POWR INSIGHTS
of a fit workforce
EXERCISE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
BUSINESSBENEFITS
To stay healthy adults should be active daily - at least 150 minutes of physical activity a week – 22 minutes a day.
Exercise has a profound positive impact on individuals mental and physical health each with a knock-on effect to your business.
IMPROVED SELF-CONFIDENCEFor the individual, physical exercise can boost self-esteem and improve positive self-image.
BOOST BRAINPOWER
For the individual, physical exercise can boost self-esteem
and improve positive self-image.
REDUCED STRESSResearch shows that exercising with an elevated heart rate can
reduce mental and physical stress.
SOURCEShttp://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/Whybeactive.aspx
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/27/mental-health-benefits-exercise_n_2956099.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21722657
https://psychcentral.com/news/2009/03/19/exercise-improves-self-esteem-in-overweight-kids/4839.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2562306/ https://www.slideshare.net/SaraGlynn/work-stress-a-costly-epidemic
Let’s make the lunchtime walk a standard part of the working week.
SHARPENED MEMORYRegular physical activity boosts memory and improves our ability to learn new things.
PREVENT COGNITIVE
DECLINEExercising, especially between age 25 and 45, boosts chemicals in the
brain that support and prevent degeneration of the hippocampus, an important part of the brain for
memory and learning.
INSPIRE CREATIVITY Working-out with an elevated heart rate can boost creativity for two hours post work-out.
BUSINESS BENEFITS
accidents
work-related ill health
absenteeism
sick pay
insurance costs.
productivity
business performance
staff morale
employee engagement