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The Wellness Village has been designed to encourage activity, such as taking the stairs rather than the lift. The huge gym doubles as a showroom, while the canteen offers a range of healthy, organic food


that can be scanned to access suggestions of exercises to do while seated. Meeting rooms have high tables to encourage people to hold meetings standing up. Meanwhile, pods of equipment from


Technogym’s glamorous new consumer range are scattered throughout the offi ce for staff to use, in so-called ‘active zones’. The ethos is one of ‘wellness on the go’ rather than only being about the gym. Break-out areas in the offi ce are


particularly strong on the wellbeing message. Vending encompasses healthy snacks – with the items stocked chosen by staff – as well as coffee, and there are messages on the machines that stay just on the right side of patronising: little reminders of things we all know but don’t always do, such as “Take stretch and exercise breaks at work” and “Start your day with a balanced breakfast”. A couple of pieces of equipment are also placed in each of these zones, the idea being that staff can jump on for fi ve minutes while they chat over a quick cup of coffee. As former US president Bill Clinton said at the launch of the Village, which he


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attended as keynote speaker, “the message that you are in control of your own life is at the heart of the Technogym Village”. The encouraging messages are in fact a theme throughout the Village; the elevator doors are even emblazoned with statements such as “Take the stairs to burn more calories”. But this is nowhere more evident than in the large staff restaurant, which features long counters of beautifully fresh, organic, locally sourced food and where all dishes are low in salt and saturated fat. Here, a number of educational murals on chalkboard-style walls offer healthy living messages: reminders to drink plenty of water, for example. There’s also a large illustration of The Wellness Lifestyle Pyramid, which outlines the different things people can do in their


everyday nutrition, movement and mental approach to improve their quality of life. And this is where the ‘wellness on the


go’ theme continues. Every member of staff is entitled to a personalised exercise and nutrition plan, encouraging them to develop healthy habits not only at work, but also at home. The chefs in the restaurant are on-hand to offer dietary advice for specifi c health conditions. And if the on-site activity options aren’t enough, Technogym has also negotiated preferential rates for its staff at local sporting and medical facilities.


ON-SITE OFFERING That said – and quite aside from the ‘active zones’ in the offi ces – the possibilities for getting moving during the working day are impressive. Staff are issued with


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