The physical environment at Burrough Court is a perfect ingredient for strong employee mental health. The background noise of birdsong and the trickling of water create a calm atmosphere, nature is on view from every office and business unit window surrounded by trees, making Burrough Court an environment where employees want to show up, not where they need to show up. A study by King’s College London in 2018 found that being among trees and hearing birdsong improved mental wellbeing, with the effect lasting for hours.
In addition, a wooded environment lowers blood pressure and the stress hormone cortisol, with evidence arising that green spaces made people talk to each other more. “When you’re outdoors, you talk for 20% more of the time” said Jo Barton, University of Essex whilst the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommend that offices introduce stand-up meetings by sending employees off for walks, and Public Health England (PHE) prescribing walking meetings to cure chronic sedentarism in the workplace. Source: The Guardian, 2017
As a result, the latest addition to the wellness umbrella at Burrough Court are the three walking routes differing in duration, taking one through the Estate grounds and the inspiring rural landscape that Burrough Court is set within. Used by many of the 300 people at Burrough Court as well as many meeting customers.
DID YOU KNOW?
Sitting is the new smoking as warned by Dr James Levine, one of the US’s leading obesity experts. People are sitting on average for 9.3 hours a day, which is more than we’re sleeping (on average 7.7 hours a day.) Source: The Guardian, 2017
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