NG LifeMag EMAG Feb 2024 - Flipbook - Page 25
THE
WORK WORKOUT
mashup
The Remote Working Wave
Meets Health Club Innovation
Thanks to the remote working
boom – cheers, COVID-19
– the tradi琀椀onal o昀케ce vibe’s
taken a bit of a holiday. Remote
workers o昀琀en miss the buzz
of o昀케ce life and those cheeky
co昀昀ee breaks. Health clubs,
spo琀�ng a gap in the market,
are now sprucing up their
spaces to welcome this crowd.
and workouts. The Interna琀椀onal
Health, Racquet & Sportsclub
Associa琀椀on (IHRSA) chimes
in with a stat showing a 30%
jump in gym memberships from
remote workers since 2020.
Perks for the Remote Workers
• Ace Work-Life Balance:
Blending work and exercise?
That’s like having your cake
and ea琀椀ng it too. It keeps you
peppy and produc琀椀ve all day.
Places like Equinox, along with
other gyms, are now ki琀琀ed
out with zippy Wi-Fi, comfy
worksta琀椀ons, and even mee琀椀ng
rooms. It’s like they’re morphing
into coworking spaces with a
昀椀tness twist. Take the YMCA in
Boston, for example – they’ve
gone all out with a renova琀椀on
to include a coworking space,
tapping into the remote
worker’s needs.
• Happy Minds: Exercise is
a top-notch way to beat
stress and keep the blues
at bay. Plus, those yoga and
medita琀椀on sessions? Pure
gold for your noggin.
Stats: It’s More Than Just a Fad
• Fit as a Fiddle: Regular gym
琀椀me means you’re 昀椀gh琀椀ng 昀椀t,
dodging those nasty chronic
diseases and boos琀椀ng your
immune system.
A survey by the Global
Wellness Ins琀椀tute reveals a
whopping 80% of remote
workers are keen to mix work
• Ni昀琀y Networking: Gyms are
the new social hubs. Here,
you can chinwag with fellow
remote workers, making
those connec琀椀ons that you
miss out on when working
from your sofa.