Keep Calm and Carry On

Next Wednesday 4th November is National Stress Awareness Day and so is a great time for businesses to promote health and wellbeing initiatives in the office. Some of the studies we've done in various businesses over recent months show that over 75% of staff are stressed, this being reflected in high blood pressure readings, with more than half of these people categorised as experiencing moderate to severe hypertension according to the World Health Organisation Classifications.


Blood pressure is a great indicator of general health but something that many people don't get checked often enough. It's a great idea for businesses to help staff discover their own BP and other key health indicators too, and we find that employees are grateful to the business for giving them the opportunity to find out something about their health that could ultimately save their life. They're then motivated to make quick changes to improve their health and wellbeing which can only be a good thing for the organisation. If you'd like to offer health assessments and screenings to your staff, we can help set this up.

Another way we help reduce stress within businesses is to deliver relaxation sessions. You'd be amazed at how many people who claim they just can't relax, end up feeling calm and focused after just 20 or 30 minutes. Here's one technique that helps people to calm down in just 30 seconds

And here are a couple of links containing useful information on coping with stress in the workplace - please feel free to make this information available to your colleagues.

How to cope with work related stress

Three top tips to reduce stress