Exercise has a profound positive impact on individuals mental and physical health, each with a knock-on effect to your business.

1. POWR INSIGHTS
of a fit workforce
EXERCISE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
BUSINESS
BENEFITS
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-CONFIDENCE
For 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.
REDUCEDSTRESS
Research shows that exercising
with an elevated heart rate can
reduce mental and physical stress.
SOURCES
http://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
MEMORY
Regular physical activity boosts
memory and improves our ability
to learn new things.
PREVENT
COGNITIVE
DECLINE
Exercising, 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.
INSPIRECREATIVITY
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