3 Advantages to Bringing the Gym into the Office
Scientists from Leicester and Loughborough Universities have recorded sitting down for extended periods of time is not good for the body. Instead, we need to move around to keep that blood circulating to keep our joints, bones and muscles strong well into the future.
More and more commercial office designs are including a gym for this and other reasons. And they’re finding there are a number of other key benefits besides simply keeping your workers trim and healthy.
Exercising successfully sends endorphins to the brain, making us feel better about ourselves, as well as our surroundings. This can be particularly crucial in the context of work – it’ll help relieve work-related stress, as well as give employees that much-needed lift.
Having a gym in the office is a huge thing for company morale, not just because of those endorphins. Many workers tend to go to the gym, but find it is inconvenient and excessively time-consuming. It can also be very expensive. Having an in-house one is a huge benefit for employees, and an incentive for new workers who want to join you – as well as hold on to the workers you’ve got.
The potential for different types of office fit outs to create a sense of camaraderie has been well-documented, and an office gym is no different. At the workplace, staff can easily find colleagues to go to the gym, this will create a more friendly work environment, and allows employees some breathing room in which to blow off steam together.
