Stress at work: sports and relaxation coaches come to you
It's not just in the United States that Google or Pixar employees are coming to work with a light heart, the briefcase swirling around, the brain bubbling. Anti-stress solutions are also developing version made in France. In times of economic crisis, easier access to gym soft, to the sport of release, to massage and at the relaxation are particularly important.
Following the publication of multiple studies on the harmful effects of stress in business, the profit of employees relaxed in terms of efficiency, the bosses are increasingly sensitive to the theme, and integrated coaching is booming. "Move Your Stress"was born in early 2012 and proposes to send sports trainers, masseurs and other coaches directly to the workplace.
Yoga in a meeting room
"Companies do not necessarily have a dedicated place," explains Mohamed Djire, a former high level sports trainer who has been working at "Move Your Stress" since its inception, sometimes we requisition a meeting room and adapt our exercises. of gym At the end of the day, activities can be very physical, employees returning home directly take their shower after work.This is part for a session of bodysculpt, zumba, step, thigh-abdo-glutes ... At noon, on structures with no changing rooms and water features, sports coaches offer activities less cardio: yoga, pilates, swissball, stretching, relaxation...
Team building
The goal is not only to exercise a slimming activity, to scult his body or to let off steam but also to meet. "Sometimes we work on pairs, we try to put in contact, to work on the human, I consider that there is as much an educational aspect as social". "Move your stress" is also regularly requisitioned for seminar weekends where the teams get to know each other around the sport.
In tight schedules where we sometimes struggle to think of ourselves, this concept appears as a well thought out solution to fight against stress.
The service is not reserved for large companies: "We have customers who have 15 employees and ask for more one-off assignments, it works very well and really strengthens the social link".
