2020 Mastercard Wellbeing Week(s)
A healthy and engaged workforce
Mastercard has partnered with UFIT to bring you the 2020 Mastercard's Wellbeing Week from Tuesday 17th to Friday 27th November! Join other employees for webinars, virtual fitness classes, meditation, cooking classes and much much more.
UFIT believe that 4 main pillars are essential to creating a more productive, engaged and empowered workforce: Health, Fitness, Wellness and Community. Our aim is to equip you with the skills and knowledge to take charge of your own mental and physical wellbeing. Check out what's in store below...
4 Pillars of Wellness: UFIT’s 4 Pillars of Wellness serve as the foundation of a healthy lifestyle and includes: movement/exercise; healthy nutrition, stress management & sleep, and connection to community & life purpose.
Presented by Simon Porter.
15 Healthy Habits : Good health is no accident; it’s a result of consistent healthy habits. Developing healthy habits now will ensure that you not only live long but live well. To ensure ongoing physical and emotional health as you age, start by reforming the simple choices you make each day.
Presented by Wendy Riddell.
Ergonomics While WFH: A webinar on ergonomics, presented by UFIT’s senior physiotherapist on managing posture and pain. Simple hacks while you sit in your chair the whole day, demonstrating simple exercises which can be done in the home office, making a difference to your overall postural health.
Presented by Dave Lee.
The Daily Mental Load: Vicki Trueman, a counsellor, lawyer and mother speaks about mental health, flexibility around sleep, metal resilience and the daily juggle!
Presented by Vicki Trueman.
Power of Routine: Top tips on how to build daily movement into your routine that will leave you feeling confident, positive and healthy. We also discuss how to improve the daily calorie “burn”.
Presented by Simon Porter.
Sugar! What’s the Big Deal: Diabetes, heart disease, obesity and mood disorders are all on the rise. They all have one familiar thing in common? Senior UFIT Nutritionist, Wendy Riddell tells all about sugar!
Presented by Wendy Riddell.
Running for Mental and Physical Health: By making running or jogging a regular part of your routine, you stand to earn more than just physical gains over time; how to become a runner and how to become a fitter, stronger and faster runner! Let's talk running.
Presented by Dave Lee.
Time | Monday (16 Nov) | Tuesday (17 Nov) | Wednesday (18 Nov) | Thursday (19 Nov) | Friday (20 Nov) |
1100 - 1145 | 15 Healthy Habits Webinar | Building Routine Webinar | Yoga Class* | ||
1130 - 1200 | Burn Class | ||||
1200 - 1245 | Beating Back Pain In The Workplace Webinar | HIIT Class* | |||
1230 - 1315 | Cooking Class | ||||
1330 - 1415 | Building Routine Webinar | Ergonomics while WFH Webinar | Guided Meditation* | Pilates Class* | |
1400 - 1430 | HIIT Class |
Colour coding for activity:
Little to no Physical Activity | Lower Intensity Activity | Higher Intensity Activity |
*Fitness classes and meditation classes are 30mins long
Time | Monday (23 Nov) | Tuesday (24 Nov) | Wednesday (25 Nov) | Thursday (26 Nov) | Friday (27 Nov) |
1100 - 1145 | Breathwork Class* | Sports Injury and Management Webinar | Effects of Stress on the Body Webinar | Guided Meditation* | Yoga Class* |
1130 - 1200 | Burn Class | ||||
1200 - 1230 | HIIT Class | ||||
1230 - 1315 | Cooking Class | ||||
1330 - 1415 | 4 Pillars of Wellness Webinar | Running for Physical and Mental Health Webinar | The Daily Mental Load Webinar | Sugar, What's the Big Deal Webinar | Pilates Class* |
1400 - 1430 | HIIT Class |
Colour coding for activity:
Little to no Physical Activity | Lower Intensity Activity | Higher Intensity Activity |
*Fitness classes and meditation/breathwork classes are 30mins long
950g aubergine (about 3) cut into 3cm dice
30ml/2 tbsp oil
250g 2-3 bunches of spring onions
7cm piece ginger peeled and julienned (cut into
matchsticks)
4 cloves garlic
1 green chilli
500g chicken mince (or alternative)
3 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp kecap manis
1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
15g coriander chopped
60g peanuts
1 tbsp sesame seeds
Salt
Burn is designed to get your heart rate up and keep it there over the course of the session.
Pilates practice can help you to develop a more mindful, strong, and flexible body.
Yoga gives you a mix of traditional postures to build strength, endurance and flexibility.
Various breathing practices in which the conscious control of breathing is said to influence a person's mental, emotional or physical state, with a claimed therapeutic effect, promoting relaxation and can cause distress.
Meditation using a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.
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