January Employee Wellness Ideas!

January 2011 Ideas for Employee Wellness Moments Physical Environment Join a social walking program Review location of fire exits and alarms Create varied 5-minute fitness plans Check the lighting in your area Take 10 in the fitness room Review harassment and workplace violence policies Walk to deliver a message instead of sending emails Enhance your stairwells to encourage use Take 5 off of your lunch and breaks to walk an additional 15 minutes each day! (Burn approx. 3oo calories extra each week!) Review the smoke-free campus initiative Social Spiritual Form a people and planet project Alone or with someone else draw goodness in a minute Form a social technology group for play and/or learning List the pure intentions that occur in your workplace for one week Instead of sending texts, emails, or voice messages meet in person Make a point to give one Peace Award to a resident, volunteer, or employee each day Volunteer to mentor a new employee Find one more way to be respectful of someone else Create a virtual water cooler group for people you seldom get to interact with List the peaceful ways that winter evolves into spring Nutritional Occupational Clean office refrigerators and toss old snacks (check temps) Check office spaces for safety related risks Design a true/false quiz for nutritional wellness Inspect ladders and step stools to be sure that they are safe for use Eliminate one unhealthy take-out lunch a month Make a safety check sheet for holiday un-decorating (put away extension cords; replace broken or damaged items, etc.) Hide the candy dish for one day Review dress codes Have a healthy potluck lunch Review the new year's departmental expectations Intellectual Emotional Look back at the things that you learned in 2010 List your happiness triggers Make a systematic plan for acquiring new knowledge and skills Identify and reward good Samaritans or acts of kindness Form a creative circle of friends Take one minute gratitude breaks every hour while you work and play Start an employee book club Practice mindful relaxation when you find yourself holding your breath Start a stop and learn moment using a bulletin board Promote anger management courses and workshops in your

The employee wellness ideas listed above are low cost/no cost activities that you and your employees can mix or match with previously submitted monthly wellness ideas. The ideas can be used to create wellness moments that focus on the eight dimensions of wellness to enhance your Vital Life Community!