Corporate Massage Program Planning Tool Kit
Interested in introducing massage to your company?
Stress Recess is happy to help!
Feel free to
contact us and tell
us about your goals. We can provide articles,
implementation studies, sample sign up tools, client surveys, and other materials to help you present
your massage plan to management.
Need the basics? We can provide pictures,
video, and other resources to help your company understand corporate chair
massage. Meanwhile, check out What is a
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How Stress Recess Corporate Massage Benefits Your Employees
Whether you provide a Stress Recess
corporate massage regularly, just during "crunch" times, or an an employee
appreciation treat, massage can really make a difference in productivity,
job satisfaction, and health.
Improve Productivity
Even a brief Stress Recess massage
visit can significantly improve
employee problem solving abilities. A recent study in American
Psychologist gave one group of workers a 15 minute rest, and another, a 15
minute massage. The group that received the massage performed significantly better on
complicated tasks like math problems. Massage also improves creative
thinking and relieves fatigue. It's better than a cup of
coffee!
In addition, by lowering stress, massage
helps
eliminate absenteeism, making your team more competitive. "Massage addressed the
symptoms of stress," says Bruce Kelly, a consultant with William M. Mercer, the
benefits firm, about massage at one company. "It offers people relief and helps them
perform
better."
The number of companies that offer massage
to lower stress and improve productivity is growing every year. So,
do such people-friendly policies result in higher revenues? You bet,
says Fortune Magazine. In fact, Eddie Bauer, one of Fortune Magazine's
100 Best Companies to Work For,
provides on-site massage twice a week at corporate headquarters.
In addition, by lowering stress, massage
helps
eliminate absenteeism, making your team more competitive.
Stress Recess corporate massage specializes in working with national companies
with multiple offices. We provide consistent, quality chair
massage programs from Seattle to Atlanta, from New York to San Diego.
Our experience includes national programs for companies like JetBlue,
The Weather Channel, Delta Airlines, SunTrust Bank, IBM, and Deloitte and Touche.
Improve Health
Stress Recess massage can help keep your employees healthy as
well as happy. Massage has been shown to reduce blood pressure, relieve arthritis,
improve joint and muscle aches especially in painful areas of the neck and back, and even
increase
immunity to colds and flu! In addition, massage can play a very important role is
preventing and treating the pain and numbness associated with excessive keyboard and
mouse use.
Improve Well-Being
Stress-related employee turnover, absenteeism
and waning morale all affect the bottom line. Job stress and related problems cost
companies an estimated $200 billion or more annually, based on information from the
American Institute of Stress and the American Psychological Association.
At Stress Recess, our clients tell us that after
our visits they can feel the morale lift in the office. Our corporate massage techniques
measurably lower the day to day stress of the competitive workplace. Relaxed
workers are more likely to cooperate with each other, and lowering stress
lowers both
anxiety and hostility, improving the work environment for everyone
How Stress Recess Corporate Massage Benefits Your Company
For as little as $15-$50 per
employee per year, a Stress Recess program can impact your company. Even a
single Stress Recess Employee Appreciation massage day can lift morale or
help your company get through a tough patch.
Enhance Employee Hiring and Retention Activities
No matter what the economy, valuable workers can take their pick of
jobs.
With the sky-rocketing costs of health insurance, many companies
struggle to find benefits to help attract and retain employees.
Stress Recess Massage programs
increase job
satisfaction and create a caring environment that employees appreciate.
In research Stress Recess conducted with clients like
Bell South and Georgia Pacific, employees chose massage over more
expensive benefits.
Want to see how other companies are using
Stress Recess
corporate massage
to improve employee retention? Please read articles in the Atlanta
Business Chronicle and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Lift Morale
Massage creates a positive workplace culture, and let's employees
know you really care about their wellbeing. Want to see how other companies are using
Stress Recess
corporate massage
to improve employee retention? Please read articles in the Atlanta
Business Chronicle and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Deal with a Crisis or
"Crunch" Time
Massage can help your team get through a
demanding time or reward them for their extra effort. A number of our customers use
massage to relieve the stress of restructuring, moving, budget season, or other
hectic times of the year. Others call us in to help keep everyone healthy and on the job
when a deadline or product launch is causing stress.
Some of our clients even send Stress Recess
therapists as a gift to their clients to show support during
stressful times!
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