15 Minute Challenge

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡! 🎉 🙌 ASICS's global survey revealed a significant link between being sedentary and poor mental wellbeing. The study of 26,000 participants showed that after just two hours of continuous desk work, mental-health scores began to drop and stress increased. It got worse after four hours of sitting solidly at a desk, with workers' stress levels rising by 18%. But there's an easy solution: the ASICS team say that just 15 minutes of exercise a day is all you need to offset some of that desk-bound damage. Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gRJCE8Pr #workplacestress #psychosocialrisks #exerciseandmentalhealth #workplacewellbeing

𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡! 🎉 The article covers the idea that you can boost your fitness, energy, sleep, and mood – without hours in the gym. "In this study we showed that as little as 15 minutes of physical activity per day can make a big difference when it comes to people's health and wellbeing. And while the program only required 15 minutes of activity, most people tended to do more." "Ultimately, the 15-minutes is a catalyst for increased physical activity, with many participants ending up exceeding the minimum goal and moving closer to or surpassing national recommendations," says Dr Singh. https://lnkd.in/dpFJSKZq #workplacewellbeing #employeewellbeing #exercise #employeeengagement

𝟏𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 We’re excited to share some great news: the 15 Minute Challenge has been scientifically proven to improve health and wellbeing. 🎓 In collaboration with the University of South Australia, our team worked closely with Dr Ben Singh, Professor Carol Maher, and Dr Ty Ferguson to conduct a large-scale study involving 11,575 participants. The findings, which were recently published in a peer-reviewed Healthcare MDPI journal, provide concrete evidence of the program’s effectiveness. Here’s what the study showed: • 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲: Before the challenge, 42.7% of participants weren’t meeting international physical activity guidelines. During the 6-week challenge, an impressive 95% met or exceeded those guidelines. 🏃♂️ • 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝: Participants experienced significant improvements in fitness (14%), energy levels (11.6%), overall health (7.7%), sleep quality (7.6%), and mood (7.1%). 🧠 • 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 92% of participants said they would recommend the program, with the vast majority eager to participate again. 🎉 These results mark a significant milestone for the 15 Minute Challenge. They not only confirm that the program leads to substantial improvements in health but also inspire our team to set even bigger goals, helping more people build healthier habits. To dive deeper into the findings, check out UniSA’s article: 𝐈𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝟏𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 https://lnkd.in/gGRnM5fX A heartfelt thank you to Dr Ben Singh, Professor Carol Maher, and Dr Ty Ferguson for their invaluable collaboration. 🙏 #WorkplaceWellness #EmployeeHealth #ScientificResearch #CorporateWellness #15MinuteChallenge #UniSA #HealthOutcomes #Wellbeing #EmployeeEngagement

𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 💪 Employee wellbeing is crucial for maintaining a productive and positive workplace. Despite the best intentions behind corporate wellbeing programs, participation rates often fall short of expectations. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬: 1. Programs are too complex and overwhelming. 📚 2. Inflexible schedules conflict with employees' commitments. ⏰ 3. Wellbeing activities are perceived as boring or unenjoyable. 🎉 4. Programs are not inclusive of diverse needs and preferences. 🌍 5. Poor communication about the program benefits and no sense of urgency.⏳ 6. Lack of promotional support from the wellbeing program provider. 🤝 7. The registration process is too complicated. 🖊️ 8. Lack of leadership support and active participation of leadership 👥 9. Lack of team-based activities to foster engagement. 📢 10. No utilisation of feedback data during the program promotion period. 📈 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬? Read the full article to explore unique solutions for improving participation in your workplace wellbeing programs: https://lnkd.in/g94XEQ34 #Wellbeing #EmployeeEngagement #CorporateWellness #HR #WorkplaceHealth #EmployeeWellbeing

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 Rohit Agarwal 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 FirstApex 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 Vela APX! 🏆 🎉 🙌

𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬! 🏆 The Town of Victoria Park has experienced great results and engagement in the 15 Minute Challenge, exceeding expectations and achieving fantastic participant feedback. 🙌 🌟 "𝐈𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞! 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲." 🌟 A big thank you to Jamie-Lee Gale and the TownofVictoriaPark for working together to achieve such a great outcome together. 💪 #ClientSuccess #WellbeingAtWork #EmployeeWellbeing #CorporateWellness #EmployeeEngagement #PositiveFeedback #ThankYou

𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟓-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟑 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬! 🚀 City Holdings, a top facilities management company supporting major organisations like Coles, Kmart, Bunnings, and Target, has seen outstanding engagement in the challenge for the past three years. 🙌 🌟 "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, '𝐇𝐞𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝.' 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟓 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝟔,𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭." 🌟 Huge thanks to Steve Bourke and City Holdings for the ongoing collaboration to improve their team's health and wellbeing. 💪 #ClientSuccess #WellbeingAtWork #EmployeeWellbeing #CorporateWellness #EmployeeEngagement #PositiveFeedback #ThankYou

🌟 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 In today's fast-paced work environment, addressing mental health has never been more important. Our latest article provides an advanced perspective for HR & WHS professionals aspiring to lead in managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace. 🧠 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡: The factors driving this increase and its impact on your organisation. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐨 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝: Strategies to manage unavoidable risks effectively. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬: Insights to create a safer, more supportive work environment. Click on the link below to read the full article. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gtmVJcRw #WorkplaceWellbeing #MentalHealth #PsychosocialRisks #EmployeeWellbeing #HR #WHS #Leadership #Productivity #WorkplaceSafety #Resilience #15MinuteChallenge

Boosting Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace through Mindful Movement 🌟 Our bodies are meant to move. 🏃♂️ Have you noticed that if you don't move within days you feel sluggish and not as mentally sharp? We are excited to share our new article on the powerful connection between exercise and mental health: Mindful Movement: How Exercise Boosts Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace. In today’s work environment, mental wellbeing is more important than ever. 🧠 Our article delves into: - The strong link between physical activity and mental health. 🔗 - How exercise can improve mood and cognitive function. 💡 - Research-backed evidence showing the benefits of physical activity for mental wellbeing. 📚 - Practical recommendations for incorporating exercise into the workplace. 🏢 Here are some key insights: ✅ Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counseling or medication for managing depression and anxiety. ✅ Regular exercise can lead to a 43.2% reduction in poor mental health days. ✅ Even one hour of exercise a week can prevent 12% of depression cases. Creating a healthier, more productive workplace starts with understanding the profound impact of physical activity on mental health. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g26W95k7 Love to hear from you—what type of exercise have you found to have the best impact on boosting your mood? 💪 #mentalwellbeing #mindfulmovement #exercisebenefits #mentalhealth #workplacewellness #physicalactivity #boostmood #cognitivefunction #mentalwellbeinginworkplace #exerciseandyourmind

Celebrating 3 Years of Partnership with QUT 🎉 It's hard to believe how time flies! We can recall getting on a flight and meeting with the Queensland University of Technology back in October 2017 to have a brief discussion about how we could possibly help with staff wellbeing. ✈️ What started with a casual coffee resulted in a great long-term partnership. For the past three years, we’ve had the great pleasure of working with QUT, helping thousands of staff with their wellbeing. Their dedication to promoting wellness among staff and students has been very inspiring. 🌟 In our interview, QUT highlighted the importance of research-backed initiatives: "Being a University, it really does come under the microscope in a way that we make sure that we do things that are evidenced and have that rigour in terms of research background, so we liked to align with the 15 Minute Challenge for that and a whole other reasons." A big thank you to QUT for their commitment to health and wellbeing. We look forward to many more years of collaboration and success together. 💪 You never know where a simple meeting over a cup of coffee can lead. #QUT #staffwellbeing #wellnessinitiatives #universitycollaboration #healthandwellbeing #partnershipanniversary #researchbackedinitiatives #15minutechallenge #wellnessinspiration #successandcollaboration