Fit vs Fat
Employees in various companies have yoga and fitness experts like Bharat Thakur and hypnotherapists delivering two day long workshops on fitness. On Fridays, they have a fitness session called ‘Stress busters’ where all the employees participate in online quizzes and games to kickoff the weekend by leaving all the work-related strains behind them. They don’t have smoking zones and smoking within the organization’s premises is strictly prohibited. Bharti has wellness newsletters, emails self-help learning guides and cartoon strips as communication tools which are circulated among all employees to create general awareness about proper health.
Employees in multi-national hotels practice the Art of Living and meditation classes for their employees, since it’s the fastest mode of relaxation of body and mind. They also have an in-house doctor who attend to the employees at any time of the day and is also responsible for supervising the chef about the kind of ingredients used. No food gets served before it gets an approval from the doctor. Usually, for multi-nationals hotels, there is medical consultant available who advices the employees on the kind of food they serve. The menu consists of salads, fresh juices, buttermilk and a protein heavy diet. They avoid red meat and junk food. They also conduct free hepatitis B and tetanus vaccination camps for Marriott employees.
An apple a day doesn’t necessarily keep the doctor away since there is much more to consider a pursing good health. So next time when you substitute your lunch with a packet full of potato chips of if you skip your dinner in an effort to meet your deadline, take some time off. Visit your office gym for few minutes, have a proper meal, take a deep breath, and relax. Eventually, your body and most likely you boss will end up thanking you.