Office Wellness: How to Stay Healthy this Season

The holidays tend to encourage needless consumption in many forms. We overspend, over-drink, and perhaps most inevitably, we overeat. Cookies, pies, and fruitcake are never as present as the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years. Office parties, with limitless booze and greasy hors d’oeuvres can lead to the loosening of belts. Family time usually involves lounging around and endless home cooked meals. With all the deliciously warm, homey food, it’s rare for fresh greens to regularly make their way onto a plate during the holiday season. Here at WCS, we aim to prevent the overindulgent rituals of December.

3 ways to keep employees healthy over the holidays:

Encourage hand washing. The best way to avoid catching a cold (or worse) is to wash hands frequently. Upgrade the office soap to a better brand/nicer smell and keep moisturizer close by to keep sickness from spreading in the workplace.

Banish holiday treats (without being a Grinch!). Rather than placing a tin of sugar cookies in the middle of the room or by the water cooler, tuck sweets away so employees aren’t tempted to nosh throughout the day. Out of sight out of mind.

Lead a walk outside. A daily 10-minute walk around the block feels refreshing and can minimize winter weight gain. Exposure to sunshine boosts levels of Vitamin D and can decrease the risk of seasonal depression among employees. Bundle up!

Take care of your employees and yourself this winter. Good health is the best present of all!