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Employee wellbeing articles and practical ideas.
Explore HR planning guides and everyday health topics. Country-specific articles keep Austria and Germany clearly identified.
29 articles
Funding
€600 health benefit: what employers in Germany need to know
Understand Germany’s €600 employer health benefit exemption, qualifying services and evidence. Separate tax relief from grants and ordinary app access.
· 4 min read
Costs & evaluation
What does Corporate Health cost? Planning your budget
Plan workplace wellbeing costs with a clear scope. Separate external services, internal time, confirmed funding and assumptions using an editable budget.
· 4 min read
Corporate Health practice
Prevention courses for employees: choosing suitable offers
Choose employee prevention courses by need, access and delivery. Check certification and reimbursement separately from workplace program objectives.
· 3 min read
Mental wellbeing
Meditation and the brain: what does neuroplasticity research show?
How does meditation affect the brain? Explore neuroplasticity research, its limits and ways to introduce voluntary workplace sessions.
· 2 min read
Movement
Staying active at work: designing movement breaks
Practical ideas for short movement breaks in the office and at home: voluntary, adaptable and complementary to regular activity.
· 2 min read
Movement
Calisthenics for beginners: starting with bodyweight exercises
What is calisthenics? Explore simple bodyweight exercises and easier variations, with advice on selection, gradual progression and recovery.
· 2 min read
Movement
Marathon preparation: fitting training around work
Combine marathon training with working life: assess experience, available time and recovery when planning a realistic preparation period.
· 2 min read
Movement
Strength training for cyclists: combining cycling and strength work
Complement cycling with strength training: consider goals, exercises and weekly load, understand the research and plan recovery.
· 2 min read
Nutrition
Alternatives to protein shakes: food sources for muscle building
Muscle building does not require a shake. Explore plant and animal protein sources, meal ideas and the role of supplements in your overall diet.
· 2 min read
Movement
Natural muscle building: training, nutrition and recovery
What supports natural muscle building? Understand how strength training, nutrition and recovery fit together and why progress varies between individuals.
· 2 min read
Corporate Health practice
A healthier office routine: seven practical starting points
Movement, breaks, drinks and teamwork: seven ways to improve office and home-working routines together.
· 2 min read
Nutrition
Vegan nutrition and sport: start with a sound plan
Eating plant-based while staying active: consider protein, vitamin B12 and individual nutritional needs without performance promises.
· 2 min read
Corporate Health practice
Workplace health promotion: examples, objectives and planning
Plan workplace health promotion with clear objectives and activities. Includes examples, five planning decisions and sources for your organization.
· 5 min read
Nutrition
Local superfoods: choosing regional and seasonal produce
Berries, pulses and other local foods: selecting regional alternatives without overstating nutritional or climate benefits.
· 2 min read
Mental wellbeing
The placebo effect: understanding expectations
What the placebo effect describes and why positive expectations do not guarantee performance gains or replace effective treatment.
· 2 min read
Nutrition
Wild fruit and colds: benefits and limits
Foraged fruit can add variety to your diet. Understand vitamin C's role in colds and what to consider when gathering fruit.
· 2 min read
Mental wellbeing
Ten suggestions for better sleep
Regularity, light, quiet and recovery: ten practical sleep suggestions, with considerations for employees working changing schedules.
· 2 min read
Mental wellbeing
Stress at work: identifying and changing demands
Understand workplace stress: consider workload, interruptions and recovery together, and identify practical steps for teams.
· 2 min read
Nutrition
Does chocolate help weight loss? A measured view
Chocolate is not a weight-loss aid. Understand how enjoyment can fit a balanced diet and why observational studies do not support diet promises.
· 2 min read
Corporate Health practice
Changing habits: small steps in everyday life
How specific cues, realistic steps and repetition can support new habits, without fixed 21- or 66-day promises.
· 2 min read
Nutrition
Supporting your immune system: practical everyday choices
The role of nutrition in immune function, the limits of supplements and why “natural” is not a guarantee of protection.
· 2 min read
Nutrition
Healthy eating at work: ten approaches employees can use
Ten workplace nutrition approaches, from cafeterias and snacks to coaching, with practical considerations for participation.
· 3 min read
Corporate Health practice
A comprehensive approach: movement, nutrition and mental wellbeing
Connect movement, nutrition and mental wellbeing in your Corporate Health plan, with examples of activities, planning and participation.
· 3 min read
Movement
Workplace back health: activities employees can access
Back problems can contribute to absence. Explore workplace approaches that combine movement, ergonomics and accessible participation.
· 3 min read
Costs & evaluation
Understanding Corporate Health ROI: reporting for HR
Understand ROI in Corporate Health: choosing metrics, building reports and recognizing the limits of evaluation.
· 3 min read
Movement
Workplace step challenges: planning team participation
How workplace team challenges work: process, rules, rewards and common planning pitfalls.
· 3 min read
Privacy
Privacy in Corporate Health: reporting, GDPR and trust
Privacy in digital Corporate Health: aggregate reporting, roles, access rights, works councils and employee trust.
· 3 min read
Corporate Health practice
BGF and BGM: the Austrian and German context
Workplace health promotion or health management? Understand the German-language terms, their objectives and practical examples in Austria and Germany.
· 3 min read
Corporate Health practice
Corporate Health rollout: tasks for the first 90 days
Plan analysis, piloting and expansion in three phases, with practical tasks for your first 30, 60 and 90 days.
· 4 min read
Turn an idea into a practical workplace program.
Discuss the activities, access and scope that fit your company.