Worker well-being is an important aspect to having a safe and healthy workforce and Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) reminds employees that they can take important steps toward improving their mental fitness, or promoting their own mental well-being by strengthening resilience to stress. CCOHS says, "By actively practicing mental fitness, we can elevate our health and work performance, while effectively managing varying levels of stress."
The agency suggests 10 tips for mental fitness:
- Schedule "me-time" daily.
- Reward yourself.
- Play to your strengths.
- Ask for and offer help.
- De-stress your diet.
- Press pause; downtime is good.
- Regularly exercise.
- Set goals and stay on target with a journal.
- Practice relaxation techniques and get enough sleep.
- Choose a positive attitude.
