Employee health and motivation hold a special importance at OELCHECK. After all, only healthy and contented employees can be motivated, efficient, and productive. That‘s why we have been consistently following the goal of maintaining employee health for a number of years.
For over 14 years now we have offered our employees a modern fitness gym. In our wellness area, employees can make use of a sauna, steam bath, and swimming pool. External trainers take a wide range of courses, including in Nordic walking, which has been on offer for some time, and in high-intensity interval training, which is a more recent introduction. During lunch breaks, employees can choose from a diverse selection of dishes created to form part of a balanced diet.
In cooperation with German health insurance fund KKH, we have repeatedly focused on specific themes in the context of health promotion. The programme for the first quarter of 2018 was devoted to „spiritual well-being“. The first health day held on this theme was introduced with a talk on the subject of relaxation and nutrition. On the following day, every employee was given the opportunity to take part in a voluntary health check. This included a BMI (body mass index) check, as well as blood sugar, blood pressure, and heart rate variability tests. Heart rate variability (HRV) tests are an excellent method for detecting the underlying causes of illness and preventing disease. This includes activation and slowing of the circulatory system, and testing of the balance between readiness (the sympathetic nervous system) and regeneration (the parasympathetic nervous system). This makes the HRV test a measure of the body‘s general adaptability. Shoulder and neck massages were also on offer during this day.
To promote stress management, a weekly yoga course was held from January to March. This course, as with both health days, met with considerable interest among our employees. In May, the focus was then transferred for two days to the theme of „movement“. An active talk on the subject „Get moving“ provided our employees with insights into the importance of regular exercise, and gave them the chance to try out different exercises under instruction with their very own TheraBand, presented to each attendee. In addition to blood sugar, blood pressure, and BMI tests, the health check this time round included a complimentary back check. This was designed to identify muscular strengths and weaknesses, and to reveal any imbalances. This provided our employees with important motivation to pursue necessary exercise. In order to round off the theme of movement, from the autumn we will be offering our employees a „Healthy backs“ course. Further proposals for strategies to promote healthy living are already being planned. It is our goal to continue to improve the health potential of our employees and to ensure that they feel well in every respect in their places of work.