Focusing On Team Health And Wellness In The New Year

By Author: Chris Gill
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With the new year come the resolutions to be more mentally and emotionally fit. Knowing that many of their workers have this goal in mind for 2011, companies are doing their part to promote team health and wellness. Some elect to do it within their four walls, while others feel that now is the perfect time to get the group out of town to engage in some team building. A corporate wellness retreat is an ideal way to start the new year off on the right foot.

In recent years, more and more studies reveal that team health and wellness is key to the success of any corporate workgroup. When workers feel better, they perform better, both at home and at the office. They are more engaged, productive, and willing to go the extra mile. Each of us knows from our own personal experience how much more we get done when we feel physically and mentally fit. Finding the time to get to this point is what presents an issue and that is where experiential events companies enter.

One of these companies, based in Toronto, Canada, is called Xpeerience Group. By offering team health and wellness retreat packages, it caters ...
... to the corporate set from a different angle. The focus is on improving productivity through a focus on nutrition and stress reduction. Through team building exercises and activities, workers become more relaxed while improving their relationships with each other outside of the work environment, whether at the group's facilities or another offsite location.

Sometimes, getting out of the office makes a world of difference. By engaging in offsite team health and wellness events, workers remove themselves from the daily routines of checking emails, talking on the phone, and attending meetings. They focus on themselves and engage in positive team building, rather than worrying about everyone else and partaking in activities like impromptu complaint sessions that can be detrimental to the team.

Trust and relationship building are among the activities for team building included in these retreats. Participants also engage in yoga, shiatsu, tai chi, reflexology, naturopathy, meditation, and relaxation. In addition to a session of each of these, they participate in topical seminars so they can learn more about the techniques and continue the practices when they arrive home. The hope is that they will employ the learned behavior whenever they feel stress building.

Also included in the team health and wellness packages are nutrition seminars. Participants learn about how to cook and eat healthy and they engage in some healthy eating during the group breakfast, lunch, and dinner sessions. Groups can select from either one or two day packages, with meals included on both days.

The common goal of team health and wellness retreats is to improve mental and physical well-being. Through activities for team building, seminars and sessions regarding various relaxation techniques, and nutritional seminars, participants improve their own lives and bond with their co-workers. They will return to the office with less stress and improved communication, ready to tackle 2011.

The Xpeerience Group (http://www.xpeeriencegroup.com) is a Toronto team development group specializing in team building events and practical skills. Whether it is for your corporation, private event, school, or a celebratory occasion, they are able to provide a variety of package options to create your ideal event. To inquire about the Xpeerience Group's services email: info@xpeeriencegroup.com