The modern working world is currently facing exciting challenges: How can we create work environments that promote productivity, well-being and health in equal measure? Corporate Health is the key word here – a topic that is becoming increasingly important for many companies.
With our well-thought-out Aeris Active Office® concept, we present a solution that ensures more movement and health in the office. In this article, we show what the office of the future can look like – a place where physical and mental health go hand in hand.
The importance of Corporate Health
Literally translated, the English term "Corporate Health" means "company health" in German. Contrary to initial assumptions, however, it primarily refers not to the economic success of a company, which is based on key figures such as growth and stability.
Rather, Corporate Health refers to the heart of a company: the health of its employees. Because only healthy and satisfied employees can work truly motivated and productively.
The term company health is therefore to be understood literally: Only when the company is healthy internally can it also grow healthy and successfully externally.
With our products, we at Aeris help to make offices healthy and thus promote employee health.
How it all began: The origin of Corporate Health
The idea of "Corporate Health" has its roots in the early 20th century, when the first measures for health promotion in the workplace were taken. At that time, occupational safety and accident prevention were the main focus.
With industrialization and the increasing demands on employees, awareness of the importance of health in the workplace grew.
In the 1950s, the first company health programs emerged, which initially focused on ergonomic adjustments and physical health. Over the decades, the term "Corporate Health" has evolved and today encompasses not only physical, but also psychological and social aspects of employee well-being.
In recent years, Corporate Health has become an increasingly central component of corporate culture, because health-promoting measures demonstrably contribute to higher productivity and employee satisfaction.
Healthier offices with the Aeris Active Office® concept
"Corporate Health is an elementary task of strategic corporate management. Companies must recognize and actively utilize the connection between employee and company health. With our holistic concept, we can make a major contribution to this.
Because: If the employees are doing well, the company is doing well."
Patrick Wurm, CGO at Aeris
Many office workers spend most of their working hours sitting. It's no wonder that back pain and other physical and psychological ailments are increasing more and more.
To be precise, in Germany, approximately 31.4% of the population complains about back pain annually. The consequences are alarming: in 2013, they caused around 40 million sick days per year. In less than ten years, this number has more than doubled: in 2022, there were a total of 96.7 million lost days due to back pain alone.
Around 80% of all employees have suffered from back pain at some point in their working lives.
This is exactly where our Aeris Active Office® concept comes in.
The future-oriented Aeris Active Office® workplace concept actively responds to health problems such as back pain and cardiovascular problems that arise from a lack of exercise at the workplace, thus contributing to the physical, psychological, and social health of employees.
Our Aeris portfolio includes a wide selection of ergonomic office solutions that can comprehensively equip every room in an office – healthy, movement-promoting, and optimally tailored to different work areas.
More health at work: How Corporate Health really works
Corporate Health has long ceased to be just a trend. It has become an indispensable building block for companies that want to be successful in the long term. Here, managers are called upon to create a wide range of offers that promote physical, mental, and social health.
Corporate Health includes measures for Corporate Health Promotion and Corporate Health Management: These refer to all areas that strengthen well-being and performance in everyday work.
The essential components of Corporate Health
1. Workplace design:
A healthy work environment begins at the workplace. This includes ergonomic office furniture that focuses on the needs of employees and keeps them active and healthy. With our ergonomic active chairs like the Aeris Swopper and height-adjustable desks, we at Aeris ensure that movement becomes an integral part of your daily work routine.
Ergonomic office chairs like the Aeris Swopper actively contribute to a healthier lifestyle by promoting the body's natural urge to move.
2. Movement:
Even after work, physical activity should not be neglected! For a healthy work-life balance, many companies promote a healthy lifestyle for their employees, for example through offers and memberships at fitness studios and sports courses.
3. Work-Life Balance and Flexibility:
Corporate Health goes far beyond fitness! A healthy work-life balance also means that life outside of work remains harmonious. Benefits such as flexible working hours, home office options, and childcare support contribute to this.
4. Mental Health:
Mental health is just as important as physical health – and therefore an integral part of Corporate Health. Companies set an example with offerings such as stress management workshops, resilience training, and psychological counseling.
Coaching and team-building programs to improve the working atmosphere also contribute to ensuring that all employees feel comfortable and receive support during stressful periods.
5. Healthy eating:
A balanced diet keeps us fit and productive! Companies can also support their employees here – and not just with the obligatory fruit basket: In addition, nutritional advice or health days are a valuable way to provide employees with healthy tips.
6. Education and training:
As the saying goes: knowledge is power – especially when it comes to one's own health! Training and information events raise awareness among employees about important health topics and help them make health-conscious decisions.
7. Health and safety:
Safety first! Regular reviews and improvements of occupational safety measures ensure a safe environment where everyone can feel comfortable and protected. A safe workplace is not only a legal obligation, but also an expression of a company's care for its employees.
The Office of the Future: The four components of the Aeris Active Office® Concept
The Aeris Active Office® concept creates a valuable work environment that integrates movement as a natural part of daily work. It relies on four essential building blocks:
- Movement and well-being
- Flexibility and personalization
- Design and function
- Quality and sustainability
The Aeris Active Office® concept covers a wide range of office spaces: meeting and conference rooms, break rooms, active workspaces, retreats and lounge areas.
From office and conference chairs to height-adjustable sit-stand desks and dynamic standing mats: Our products are designed for active changes between sitting and standing, ensuring natural movements and demonstrably providing more energy and well-being at the workplace.
The flexible, modular office furniture has the advantage that workplaces can be designed according to individual needs and quickly reconfigured if required.
By combining appealing design and practical functions, an Aeris-equipped office becomes a place that inspires and motivates.
We use high-quality, recycled materials for our products, thus not only ensuring a long product life, but also setting a clear example for environmental awareness and responsibility.
Curious?
You can find more about our Aeris Active Office® concept here.
In a modern working world, a holistic approach to physical and mental well-being is crucial - Corporate Health should therefore be an integral part of every corporate strategy.
With Aeris, offices are created that not only literally bring momentum to everyday work, but also impress with their aesthetic design. Aeris Active Office® offers more movement and well-being at the workplace, which significantly reduces the risk of health problems.
Companies that actively invest in the health of their employees ultimately benefit from high-performing, motivated teams and fewer sick days.
