Why hydration is important for wellbeing
Wellbeing at work is about ensuring that we do all we can to stay safe, healthy and happy in the workplace and this is particularly true in today’s world of Coronavirus.
We are reminded to check with the NHS and PHE websites about virus symptoms and prevention, but we all know that good hydration is linked to better health and wellbeing in general.
The workplace is somewhere that is often connected with some form of stress and this has heightened in the last week or so with the threats posed from the global pandemic. It is also known that stress decreases our immunity so it’s vital we all stay as calm as possible. Staying healthy and alert in the workplace is key for maintaining both morale amongst teams and achieving healthy productivity levels.
If you think you are still a bit exposed in tackling the issues of proper hydration across the workforce and the provision of fresh, pristine drinking water to refill reusable bottles and save buying single-use plastic.
Hydration equals good health. It is vital that your team has easy access to fresh drinking water; chilled preferably as this helps you drink more. By ignoring thirst pangs, we risk nausea, headaches, overall lethargy and even kidney damage in the long run. Throughout the day, it has shown that dehydration does lead to a sharp drop in both mood and productivity.
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Install a plumbed in white water cooler in the breakout area and around the busier parts of the workplace and there will soon be a noticeable improvement in all areas of the business. Whether it’s desktop or floor stranding, a water cooler or fountain serves up fresh, pure-tasting, filtered water helping achieve the ‘8 glasses a day’ guidelines.
If you prefer sparkling for a bit of fizz pop, this type of water hydrates just as well as still. There are a number of models that provide still, chilled, filtered and sparkling at the touch of a button.