Employers should consider 'eco' activities to help staff - RedArc

'Self-care'

Adam Saville
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Introduce gardening, high-impact exercise and mindfulness into workplace, says nurse service

Eco activities such as walking, gardening and cycling, as well as endorphin-inducing physical training like HIIT, are just some of things that RedArc suggests would help employees take care of themselves at work. The nurse service also suggested that practices such as mindfulness, meditation yoga and taking time away from technology would help ‘slow down' the world for staff members. RedArc has pointed out that the starting point for mental health support in the workplace is to enable employees cope on their own, so there is value in providing ‘self-care' activities which allow them t...

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