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As businesses can only be as good as the staff they employ, it makes financial sense to look after your team. After all, if they\u2019re unwell or unhappy then they won\u2019t be able to produce their best work.<\/span><\/p>\n

This has been broadly acknowledged over the years, with \u2018wellbeing\u2019 becoming a recent buzzword.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the intention is good, the results are often fairly uninspiring. There may be some information around mental health and perhaps fruit snacks and subsidized gym memberships, but little that will drive true and lasting healthy changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lasting change is certainly what\u2019s needed: <\/span>across the U.S. businesses lose over $500B a year<\/span><\/a> to sick days and health related productivity issues. It\u2019s clear just by looking at these figures that something is wrong in the way we live our lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s where metabolic health coaching in the workplace comes in. It gives your staff the tools to improve their health in and out of the office, and helps to remove some of the <\/span>misconceptions around what is healthy<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article I will talk about how working with a metabolic health coach will improve your workplace health.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why a healthy workplace is important<\/b><\/h2>\n

A healthy workforce is a productive workforce. But what does \u2018healthy\u2019 mean?<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s far more to it than the person being in the office and at their desk. In fact, presenteeism is a major issue in the modern workplace, and<\/span> Investopedia explains it like this<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe lost productivity that occurs when employees are not fully functioning in the workplace because of an illness, injury, or other condition. Even though the employee may be physically at work, they may not be able to fully perform their duties and are more likely to make mistakes on the job. Although not tracked like absenteeism, the costs of presenteeism have been estimated to be larger in real terms as employees suffering from longer-term conditions see persistent drops in productivity. It is important to note that employees contributing to presenteeism are, by definition, trying to give their best efforts but are physically or mentally unable to do so.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Despite this, it\u2019s very common for managers to assume that if someone is at work, they\u2019re healthy and capable of performing their job to a high level. Some employers encourage staff to come into work even when they are ill as they want to avoid the loss of profit from staff being off sick. The irony with this is that member of staff is unlikely to be very productive that day, and the business would benefit from more them taking a day or two to properly recover, and return at full productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our understanding of productivity has also improved over the years. We know, for example, that the best ideas come from those who feel alert and have the space to be creative.<\/span><\/p>\n

We all know that we shouldn\u2019t drive when drowsy or tired, because it causes a lack of mental clarity. This is similar to an office: tiredness and stress dampen productivity and creativity, and high quality results can\u2019t be expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Staff that are happy and healthy will always be more productive than a workforce that feels tired and unappreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Almost 20 million U.S. workers have quit their jobs since April of this year<\/span><\/a>, largely because the transactional nature of the modern workplace leaves them feeling unappreciated. Metabolic health coaching will show your staff that they are valued, and improve morale as well as workplace health.<\/span><\/p>\n

What an unhealthy team looks like<\/b><\/h2>\n

Do you know what the signs of poor <\/span>metabolic health<\/span><\/a> are?<\/span><\/p>\n

It is more than just the visible symptoms often associated with illness, like coughing, sneezing, and running to the bathroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

The signs of being metabolically unhealthy can be more subtle and many are so widespread that they have become normalized, meaning they can be staring us in the face and we\u2019d still be unaware.<\/span><\/p>\n

When everyone around you is feeling tired, or poorly motivated, then you start to think that this is normal. But it\u2019s not normal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, there are a number of behaviors that you can see in people who are struggling with metabolic health, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n