Got stress on the job?
The Proven Way to Relax The Employee Service Program offers an online stress management program that gives you an opportunity to assess your own stress level, and develop a plan for managing it. This program is completely anonymous. Click on "Systematic Stress Management".
Make Mental Health Screenings Part of Your Healthy Lifestyle
Health screenings provide a quick and easy way to spot the first signs of a potential health problem. The Employee Service Program offers online screenings for depression, anxiety, alcohol, and eating disorders.
If you have questions or concerns in any of these areas, click on "Interactive Screening Program to complete a free, anonymous personal screening."
Away From the Workplace
Community Events
Look for fun walking or biking events, ball games, or action water events in which to participate.
A Harvard Alumni Study was reported to have found "that men who average at least eight flights a day enjoy a 33 percent lower mortality rate than men who are sedentary".
www.clevelandseniors.com
According to the September 2004 issue of Hope Health Letter, Vol. 24, No. 9 ... "five two-minute sessions of stair-climbing throughout the day can give you a workout equal to 36 minutes of walking".
The American Council on Exercise reported: "Researchers found that for sedentary people, even a few minutes of daily stair climbing - a vigorous but easily accessible form of exercise - can improve cardiovascular health. . .Twenty-two sedentary college-aged women walked up 199 steps - more than you're likely to find at home, but doable in a high-rise - in 2.25 minutes, a "brisk but comfortable" pace which shot their heart rates up to 90 percent of their predicted maximum.
(Source: Preventive Medicine, 2000; 30, 4, 277-281)
www.acefitness.org
When practical, include stair-climbing options in employee events.
You can walk the routes associated with your work place (for example surrounding blocks, to and from popular nearby destinations, or through underground parking ramps). Count the steps, develop a chart and post it at your worksite to help inspire others to walk.
Suggestion: Pair up two tall individuals and two shorter individuals. Each person counts the steps and records them at 1,000-step (approx. 0.5 mile) intervals, noting any landmarks. At least one member of each pair wears a pedometer for step count comparisons at the end of the event. Remember that simple step counters give an estimate of steps taken.
Healthy Living Bulletin An American Cancer Society newsletter with healthy ideas for a healthy workplace, and links to interactive simple solutions. Watch for updated issues each month!
If you are unable to access external websites from your work computer, and need a particular resource to assist you in working on your wellness, please feel free to email WOW.
Please note: Websites linked to in the above content are used for informational purposes only. The Employee Health & Wellness Program does not endorse any product advertised or sold via websites linked to from our pages.
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