31 Top Mental Health Activities for the Workplace

How to find time to improve your mental health

Over a lifetime, workers spend an astounding 90,000 hours on the job.  Since we spend so much time at work, finding time to incorporate activities that support positive mental health into the workday is a great way to help employees and team members improve their overall mental well-being.

The benefits of participating in activities to promote better mental health

The benefits of focusing on the importance of mental wellbeing at work may include: – A positive impact on team members’ physical health – Increased employee morale – A reduction of work-related stress – A higher likelihood to seek help when needed 

31 Top Mental Health Activities for the Workplace

1. Chair massage Reach out to a local massage school and arrange for their students to provide brief chair massages throughout the workday. Massage helps to lower your cortisol levels, a hormone produced by your body when it’s stressed.

31 Top Mental Health Activities for the Workplace

2. Schedule an onsite yoga day Engage with a local gym or yoga studio and schedule an instructor to hold an onsite beginner yoga class.  Physicians across the world agree the benefits of yoga are far reaching, bringing value to both your physical health and mental wellbeing.

31 Top Mental Health Activities for the Workplace

3. Spread gratitude day Encourage acts of kindness by holding a secret Santa type of drawing where each team member is secretly assigned to another team member.  Team members then write out a card to their assigned person and highlight why they are grateful for them being on the team.

31 Top Mental Health Activities for the Workplace

4. Create a fitness or movement challenge As noted by the National Institute of Health (NIH), regular exercise can help improve your mood by reducing feelings of stress and depression.  Inspire your team to move more by mixing in physical activity and creating a fun, simple fitness competition.  

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