What is health and fitness?

Quality of life is what we all want. Good health helps us achieve a high quality of life. Fitness makes us want to live it every day.

What is the importance of corporate health?

Healthy employees are more productive than chronically ill employees. It costs less to prevent injuries or illness than to treat them after they occur. Personal gains, such as improved self-esteem and self-motivation, combined with measurable benefits will create advantages for both the employer and employee. Healthy and fit employees work happier, harder and healthier. It also 'reduces' absenteeism, staff turn over and tardiness, 'increases' teamwork, self-esteem and energy levels.

What are the different health and fitness concerns for business?

Physical health
Exercise
Sitting comfortably can help you avoid myriad problems.

Emotional well being
A manageable workload and good relationships are essential.

How regular exercise and Yoga for the employees help business

• Stress Reduction

• Super Cost-Effective Prevention Programme

• Reduces Absenteeism

• Reduces Employee Turnover

• Reduces Medical Office Visits

• Improves Decision Making

• Improves Productivity

• Improves Teamwork

• Improves Creativity

• Promotes Personal Responsibility

What are the general health tips you can ask your employees to follow?

1. Move more
2. Cut fat
3. Quit smoking
4. Reduce stress
5. Protect yourself from pollution
6. Avoid excessive drinking
7. Keep a positive mental outlook
8. Care for your parents and family well

What are the daily tasks that shall provide you both physical and mental fitness?

1. Walk 10 minutes a day and increase it.

2. Protect your skin. Sun block should be applied on face, neck, arms and hands even in the dead of winter. It protects against climatic toxins too. Moisturise skin daily.

3. Eat fruits, vegetables, grains, low-fat dairy products and small amounts of protein. Avoid sweets and other processed foods.

4. Meditate or spend a minimum of five minutes daily quietly.

5. Find your spiritual self. Discover what inspires you, raise your level of consciousness. It motivates you, and satisfies your soul.

6. Exercise your brain. Read, study, solve problems and learn new skills. As does the body, the brain atrophies with lack of use.

7. Spend some time everyday with your children or grandchildren.

8. Avoid using lifts

Vinod Kuriakose

(The writer Vinod Kuriakose can be contacted at feedback2vinod@yahoo.co.uk)