The Healthy Workplaces Rutland programme helps organisations of all sizes across the county to become healthier places to work. The tailored programme has been designed in collaboration with, and for Rutland businesses, helping to ensure that the support that is most needed by the county's workforce is available to them and their organisations.
Employers are eligible to access Active Together's Active Workplaces Resource Bank. This is continually updated as and when new information, resources, and campaigns are released.
Physical Activity
Being active can improve concentration, memory, and energy levels, and therefore encouraging employees to become more active can have a knock-on effect on workplace productivity. You can encourage employees to take short activity breaks throughout the day or you can signpost to resources which can support an individual to consider their activity levels outside of work.
There are lots of ways to be active as an adult, and it's important to find an activity that works for you and your lifestyle. Active Together are here to make physical activity part of your everyday life.
Encourage employees to log their physical activity using the Activity Tracker or contact us for more information about setting up bespoke online activity challenges for your workplace.
Sport England Active Employee Toolkit
Sport England's Active Employee Toolkit is designed to help you support your employees to stay active over the coming weeks and months.
Active Travel
Active travel means making your journeys physically active, by means such as cycling, walking, or scooting. They are often short journeys such as your daily commute to work. You can incorporate active travel into longer journeys too, by parking further away or taking part of the journey by train or bus. Active travel is an easy way to incorporate physical activity into daily routines.
Whether you are back in the office or doing the school run, there are lots of ways you can make your commute an active, healthy and enjoyable one!
Mental Health
There is strong evidence that workplaces with good mental wellbeing are more productive. It is important that we support employees who may have a mental health condition, but that we also do what we can to support all employees to thrive and have good mental health. 1 in 4 individuals will experience a mental health problem, and so knowing where to signpost them for help and support is essential.
Whether you're an employee worried about your own or a colleague's mental health, or a HR professional interested in improving mental wellbeing in your organisation, MIND are here to help.
The Working Minds campaign brings together a range of tools and support to help businesses and workers understand the best ways to prevent work related stress and encourage good mental health.
Time to Change is a growing social movement working to change the way we all think and act about mental health problems. Bringing Time to Change to your workplace is easy when you know how.
Whether you're an employee worried about your own or a colleague's mental health. This page has information, advice and resources to help protect your mental health.
Healthy Eating
Encouraging a culture of healthy eating in your workplace is vital if you want to support employees to lead a healthy lifestyle. Consider the food and drink options available in the workplace environment.
Eating well and having a healthy lifestyle can help us feel our best. This page has information, advice and resources that can help to make a big difference to our long-term health.
The Eat Well guide covers healthy eating advice for the general population.
Substance Abuse
If you're worried about the amount of alcohol you or someone you care about is drinking, help is available.
Alcohol Change UK can support you to develop an alcohol policy and implement key measures that can make a huge difference to your workplace's productivity, safety, and employee wellbeing.
Training Opportunites
Mental Health First Aid England
Mental Health First Aid England are focused on providing mental health support to your workplace through adapted training and new resources.
Top Tips for Staying Active at Work
- Park your car further from the office so that you walk for longer or leave your lunch in your car so that you have to walk to go and get it.
- Organise for you and your colleagues to go for a walk or run at lunchtime.
- Take the stairs rather than the escalator/lift. You increase your heart rate and burn more calories!
- Set mini-challenges with your colleagues.
- Log your activity using Active Together's Activity Tracker. We can even set up challenges for you and your colleagues to allow you to compete against each other. Enquire for more information!
- Do some deskercise!
Top Tips for Staying Active Whilst Working from Home
Working from home should not be a barrier to leading a healthy lifestyle. Remember, every minute counts!
- You may have a bit more time in the mornings without your daily commute, use this time or your lunch hour to break up your working day and incorporate activity and fresh air.
- Take regular breaks from your computer. Set reminders on your calendar to encourage you to stand and move every 30-60 minutes.
- Stand or pace whilst answering the telephone.
- Do some deskercise!
Take a look across Active Together's pages to see how you can build activity and wellbeing into your working day.
Resource Hub
Highlighted key health and wellbeing campaigns with pre-written social media content to adapt and use
Downloadable resources for your employees
Daily Activity Diary (JPEG, 129 Kb, 1063x750)
Wellbeing Checklist (JPEG, 71 Kb, 526x751)
Be Active At Work (JPEG, 98 Kb, 696x876)
Active Travel To Work (JPEG, 123 Kb, 695x878)
Mental Health At Work (JPEG, 169 Kb, 1062x741)
Lunchtime Meal Prep Planner (JPEG, 171 Kb, 1246x845)
Posters to display in your workplace
Downloadable posters to print and display in your workplace as handy reminders to your employees to think about their health and wellbeing and make small changes to their day to help them move more, eat well, or check-in on their mental health.
Small Steps Make A Big Difference (PDF, 97 Kb)
Get The Feel Good Factor (PDF, 689 Kb)
Start The Day The Right Way (PDF, 101 Kb)
