TenPilates and the workplace
The office is a pretty tough environment for the human body.
We are not designed to spend hours sitting in meetings or at computers, we’re also vulnerable to the increasing mental pressures today’s business environment places on us all.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the two single biggest causes of workplace absenteeism in the UK today are musculoskeletal problems - chiefly back related - and stress. In 2006/7, they accounted for almost 11 and 14 million lost working days respectively.
Increasingly, it’s office workers and executives rather than manual workers who are affected. And with the vast majority being over 30, senior staff are affected disproportionately, further exacerbating the impact on the organisation.
In addition, the effect on businesses of presenteeism (attending work with a reduced level of health or physical capability due to injury, illness or stress) is even greater. According to a recent Foresight report by the Government Office for Science, the annual costs of presenteeism in the UK alone are in the region of £960m, compared with £750m for absenteeism.
No wonder that modern HR practice focuses so strongly on an active, and proactive, approach to employee health and wellbeing.
How TenPilates can help.
TenPilates is the home of Dynamic Pilates, a fresh take on Pilates that offers significant, sustainable benefits, particularly for office workers and executives.
Because it delivers results fast, the TenPilates programme is a cost-effective and time-efficient way to help employees build and maintain the core stability, functional flexibility and positive mental attitude that will help them stay fit, healthy and positively engaged at work.
Dynamic Pilates for back and musculoskeletal pain
The TenPilates workout improves flexibility and posture, strengthening the core muscle groups, increasing functional flexibility and helping align the body correctly. So not only does it reduce the propensity for injury, it’s also particularly effective against back pain and postural problems.
The dynamism and intensity of the workout helps generate endorphins, the body’s natural post exercise ‘high’, increasing feelings of optimism and well-being.If you’d like to talk to us about our injury prevention and rehabilitation capabilities, please call us
on 020 8969 9677 or email us.