POWR INSIGHTS

of a fit workforce

EXERCISE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

BUSINESSBENEFITS

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-CONFIDENCEFor 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.

REDUCED STRESSResearch shows that exercising with an elevated heart rate can

reduce mental and physical stress.

SOURCEShttp://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 MEMORYRegular physical activity boosts memory and improves our ability to learn new things.

PREVENT COGNITIVE

DECLINEExercising, 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.

INSPIRE CREATIVITY 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