{"id":10133,"date":"2017-03-03T07:09:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T15:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recruitloop.com\/blog\/?p=10133"},"modified":"2017-04-06T08:29:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T15:29:47","slug":"health-impacts-productivity-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/employer\/health-impacts-productivity-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"How Health Impacts Productivity [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The link between health and productivity gives employers the power to get more out of workers by helping them stay\u00a0as healthy as possible.<\/p>\n

Previously we’ve discussed the importance of work-life balance and how\u00a0taking a\u00a0proper\u00a0<\/em>weekend<\/a>\u00a0can have a huge impact on workplace morale and productivity. You also may not have realised how technology can in fact improve your health.<\/p>\n

Encouraging physical activity, supplying healthy snacks, and hosting company lunches with healthy menus<\/em> are all practices that can also generate positive impacts \u2014\u00a0all have a social aspect that can boost morale as well. With snacks and company lunches, hunger also can be eliminated as a productivity-killing distraction.<\/p>\n

Our friends at ZeroCater\u00a0have produced an easy to digest (pardon the pun!) infographic that includes a close look at the numbers measuring the connection between health and productivity, along with tips on how to keep your team\u00a0healthy at work.<\/p>\n

You might want to think about replacing the biscuit jar with a bowl of fruit;\u00a0team drinks with a team fitness activity; and that charity box of chocolates (supposedly helping the team through their 3pm sweet fix) with a box of blueberries or almonds. Of course you should still make the donation to the charity … you just don’t need to ply the team with\u00a0crisps and chocolates!<\/p>\n

The difference in productivity between a healthy and an unhealthy team will astound you!<\/p>\n