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What can YoPO do for me?
YoPO provides quick, easy and accessible movement, mindfulness, lifestyle and nutrition suggestions to support your wellbeing if you are busy, don’t move much during your working day and don’t have much time to look after yourself.
Keeping hydrated, nourishing yourself with real food, taking regular breaks from the desk and keeping your body moving can transform your working day, lift your mood and improve your performance at work.
But one size doesn’t fit all. Everyone’s needs are different and you may need different things from one day to the next. Our content is bite sized and flexible so that you can quickly identify what might help and try it out. Over time you will build a resource bank of what will help you most in different situations.
What benefits should I expect?
Physical health and wellbeing:
Reduction in aches, pains and niggles – particularly neck, back and shoulder issues that can cause problems for people who sit still for a lot of their working day.
Improvement in flexibility – stretching exercises help to reduce the risk of injury when running, playing sports or being active in daily life and twisting exercises help to keep the back mobile.
Improvement in general fitness – the more active exercises act as a mini workout, building heat, increasing the heart rate and improving muscle tone.
Improvement to posture – exercises focusing on the back and the core increase focus on body alignment and can improve habitual ways of standing and sitting.
Building muscle strength – weight bearing exercises help to build strength in a similar way to working with weights in the gym.
Improvement to balance – balancing exercises have multiple health benefits including strengthening the core and improving muscular reaction time, which reduce the risk of injury by falling.
A focus on proper nutrition will help you to build steady lasting energy that doesn’t crash by mid afternoon and support weight management – by sourcing your calories from foods with high nutrient value you will be less likely to reach for the biscuit tin or celebration cake.
Mental health and wellbeing:
Improvement in your mood – you may feel happier, more optimistic, and more motivated after some simple movement, after following one of our lifestyle tips.
Short breaks for movement or a wellbeing practice can increase energy and give added zest for life
Better focus and concentration – mindful movement or other mindfulness practices can help you to stay in the moment
Reduced stress – mindfulness practices including breathing practices encourage slowing down the breath and calming the mind. Moving and stretching can reduce physical tension.
Improvement in sleep – especially when building relaxing practices into your daily routine.
Staying hydrated and regular high quality nutrition on a daily basis can help to support all of the above, particularly by preventing swings in blood sugar levels which can lead to feeling on edge, reduced alertness and impaired concentration.
How do I decide what to do?
Our content can be used in different ways. Either navigate from Wellbeing Resources to poses, practices, lifestyle and nutrition and browse using the filters, or try these quick tips according to your needs right now:
If you need more:
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Energy:
take regular movement breaks – even a 5 minute walk, preferably outside, will help
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Calmness:
Try a breathwork practice or a short meditation using the filters in our Practice library | YoPO or a calming activity from our Lifestyle library | YoPO
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Easier movement:
Keep all areas of the body mobile with our Daily dozen | YoPO and try to take plenty of short breaks from the desk 10 active microbreaks | YoPO
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Positivity and motivation:
Try some movement to get you going Energy and drive 🔥 | YoPO and spend a few minutes doing an activity that brings you joy – some ideas in our Lifestyle library | YoPO using the Lift Spirits filter
All of our content is designed to integrate seamlessly into your day, without any special equipment, or change of clothing. Any impact on your ability to meet targets and expectations at work should only be positive.
How can I get into good habits to support my wellbeing?
We recommend that you focus on what your main needs are right now – more energy? better focus? more ease of movement? any particular body area? and take some time experimenting to work out what works for you best.
Try to build healthy habits into your daily routines, for instance:
- Stretch your body before sitting down at the desk
- Sprinkle simple movements and/or mindfulness moments into your working day eg while waiting for a document to load, after completing a task or before a meeting
- Build regular desk breaks into your day – just 5 minutes per hour of walking can make a real difference
- Get moving during your lunch break, even if only for a short time, making sure that you use your legs and stretch any areas of your body that are feeling the effects of sitting
- Build in a slot to move the body and calm the mind after work to create a transition between work and home activities – particularly if you are working from home
- Build in a short breathing/meditation practice at times when you have a little slot of quiet time at home or work
- Plan your meals ahead – stock up on food cupboard essentials, shop for fresh food once a week and try to prepare your own meals and snacks as much as you can
- Stay hydrated – keep a bottle of water on your desk and sip throughout the working day
- Remember – every minute that you spend taking care of yourself helps, so start small and see where it takes you!
Pricing and charging options
Access to YoPO content for your employees can be provided via monthly or annual subscriptions.
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