Visit any corporate health website and you will likely be inundated with information on diet, exercise and blood pressure, to name a few.

As a relatively new concept, wellbeing has infiltrated many aspects of modern Australian lives. From their choice of doctor to their workplace environment, our search for wellness has taken us from boot camps to blueberries.

The definition of wellbeing differs from a traditional health model in its wholistic approach. The notion of being well encompasses more than body mass and resting heart rate. In order to truly “be well”, one needs to complement a healthy body with a healthy mind. In fact, the unison between body and mind are crucial as they are co-dependent in a similar way to employees in a company. When working in harmony, toward an agreed goal, the support created within a team allows individual growth far beyond what is capable in isolation.

The undervaluation of mentality as a contributor to vitality sets up both individuals and the workplace for failure. A potent exercise prescription coupled with an ingenious diet plan is capped by its inability to address the fact that human actions are driven by emotion more often than logic. Too often, employee health programs mistakenly assume a healthy IQ equals healthy behaviour. This false premise neglects the enormous effect of emotions while overestimating the effect of health education.

If employees already know one or two healthy habits, the workplace culture should support these habits. Rather than rolling out a generic health program, employers need to develop the health EQ of their employees. Emotional intelligence is nurtured by changes of behaviour and cultivated in an environment conducive to those changes.

At Cultivate Sanitarium, we love the Big Picture. In order to harness the infinite potential within individuals, we engage the emotive side as well as the physical side of employees.  Our wellbeing programs target more than biometrics; we help to cultivate a team whose behaviour reflects their belief.

For more information on how you or your company can invest in a corporate health program, contact the team at Cultivate Sanitarium.