One of the major benefits of work-from-home (WFH) is that you can save much of your time and effort in commuting to your office. You get plenty of time to hit the gym or schedule a time to exercise.
However, companies are gradually shifting towards the work-from-office policy again. If you are a health-conscious person, you must know how to meet your fitness goal and keep track of your health even when working from the office. Additionally, you also should ideally ensure that you are covered with the group health insurance policy that your employer provides.
Strategies to Maintain Fitness Targets During Work-From-Office
While working from the office, individuals normally spend hours sitting at their desks. The journey from home to the office and back is also tiresome. This is why they may feel lethargic to arrange and spend time on workouts.
Here are some simple ways that can help you maintain and track your fitness goals after you return to work from the office norms:
● Target to walk 10k steps
You should ideally walk at least 10,000 steps daily to maintain proper blood circulation through your blood vessels. It will ensure that the blood and oxygen reach all your body cells continuously. This helps organs to stay active and function properly.
You need to make your own strategies for walking at least 10,000 steps daily. You can go for the morning, evening or even night walks, whichever suits you. Avoiding elevators and taking stairs when entering or coming out of your office can also help you achieve this goal. Furthermore, you can also try to reach the office on foot if it is within walking distance.
● Stay active
Even though you do your work at your desk, you should stay physically active throughout the day. For this, you must use your breaks judiciously. You should ideally take a walk during this time. Besides this, you can also take short breaks to stretch or walk. It will keep your muscles active and make them flexible and strong. You can also try to start your day with basic yoga at home.
● Maintain a proper diet
Proper nutrition is also a crucial aspect that you need to maintain when you target to meet your health goals. You must not delay or avoid your meals owing to work. It is better to plan and prepare balanced meals ahead of time and keep your recipe simple and less spicy. Additionally, you can keep dry fruits with you and take them at a scheduled time. In this regard, drinking water adequately at small intervals is also necessary.
Nevertheless, it is important to get yourself covered under the group health insurance policy that your organisation facilitates for employees. With a small deduction of your salary towards the policy premium, you can cover your medical expenses. Moreover, your family members also remain covered under this policy.
Inclusions of Group Health Insurance Policy
This policy helps insured individuals to cover the following expenses:
- Preventive health check-ups
- In-patient treatment
- Pre and post-hospitalisation medical expenses
- Ambulance charges
- Organ donor expenses
- Ayurvedic/Homoeopathic treatments
- Treatment of pre-existing illnesses
Benefits of Group Health Insurance Policy
Here are some basic advantages you can get from a group health insurance plan:
- You can include your dependents, including parents, spouses, and children, within this policy.
- It also lets you enjoy the cashless treatment. For this, you need to take medical care from a network hospital of the insurance company.
- According to Section 80D of Income Tax of India, you can enjoy the benefit of a tax deduction for the total premium amount you pay in a particular financial year.
To conclude, while working from the office, it may become difficult to schedule a separate time for exercising. To meet your fitness goals, you can utilise your breaks for stretching, focus on your regular diet, and consider walking whenever it is viable. This will help you enhance your immunity and avoid illnesses to a large extent so that you do not need to burn a hole in your pocket for medical expenses. Moreover, you can also ensure financial protection from large-ticket medical expenses if your employee facilitates a group health insurance policy and you get yourself covered under it.
