Use these tips to communicate and encourage workplace health and wellness. Find actionable items to promote and challenge employees to improve their personal wellness.
Work-Life Balance while Teleworking
Teleworking can be challenging. Here are some health and wellness tips to manage your time by making lists and delegating activities.
- Leave work at work.
- Prioritize work duties.
- Build self-care into your weekly schedule (e.g. indulging in a hobby, reading a book, or taking a brisk walk).
- Create a family calendar to ensure you don't miss family events.
- Remember to practice healthy sleep, activity and nutrition habits with the Performance Triad
- If you are a supervisor, lead by example.
Life Matters: Create a Balance of Work and Self-Care with These Tips
- Let go of perfectionism. Strive for excellence, not perfection.
- Shut off or put your phone on 'do not disturb' to enjoy the moment.
- Don't text and send work emails while socializing with family and friends.
- Build time in your schedule for quality time with family, friends and self. Draw firm boundaries.
- Schedule some quiet time during the day for prayer, meditation, journaling, or personal reflection.
- Clearly communicate your time off - tell your manager, co-workers, and make your calendar visible for all to see your blocked out times.
Impacts on Physical and Emotional Health without Work and Personal-Life Balance
- An imbalance in work-life and personal-life can comprise your immune system making you more susceptible to disease.
- Hypertension or high blood pressure can be caused by stress.
- Depression, fatigue, and anxiety can occur when work-life creeps over in your personal time.
- Productivity decreases over time when you do not have a work and personal life balance.
- Risks for substance use can occur when you work to much.
For more information on work-life balance, visit:
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/tools-resources/index.htmlhttps://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2020/06/12/covid-19-stress/