From the WHP annual calendar · Monday, March 15, 2027
Back Health Day
Awareness day for back health and ergonomics.
Idea to get started
Ergonomics self-check with BG checklist, back exercise poster, start a micro-break challenge
Proven for this occasion
Exercise Poster: The Reminder You See All the Time
Setting-based prevention at zero cost: An exercise poster keeps exercises visible – a simple, widespread WHP component in the field of ergonomics.
Did you know?
In Germany, back problems lead to around 3.7 million sick notes and more than 75 million days of sick leave every year (as of 2021).
Source: Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Pressemitteilung zum Tag der Rückengesundheit (2021)
- Sick notes due to back problems
- 3.7M
- Days of work incapacity (more than)
- 75M
More proven measures for this occasion
Other companies ran these measures for exactly this occasion — with photos, steps and impact.
Back-Fit Express
Ten minutes of back training may not sound like much – and that's exactly the point. If you think that effective WHP exercise requires at least an hour and a c…
Desk Yoga: Mobilization Right at the Desk
Ergonomics and prevention right at the workplace: Desk yoga targets the source of discomfort—making it a documentable WHP component against back pain, one of t…
Stand-Up Meetings: The Shortest Meeting Is a Standing One
Setting-based prevention without extra effort: Standing meetings systematically reduce sitting time and can be anchored as a WHP measure in the area of physica…
Micro-breaks via reminder: Movement that reminds itself
Setting-based prevention that works in everyday WHP: microbreaks via reminders interrupt long periods of sitting – systematically, voluntarily, and in a way th…
Micro-break Challenge (21 days)
The longest stretches of sitting don't come from laziness but from concentration. Deep in a task, people forget their body, the clock, and their back – until t…
A movement break without a fixed time: how it survives even in dispatch
In dispatch, customer service and shift work, movement programmes rarely fail because people are unwilling – they fail because of the calendar. When the truck …
Matching the action area
More proven measures from this occasion's action areas.
Move Republic – moving together
With the Move Republic app, everyone in the company collects steps, distances and workouts and sees their own progress. People move together, in the company's …
Step Counter Challenge
Step counter challenges have a bad reputation as mandatory wellness – and a good reputation as an entry-level format for anyone starting with WHP. When impleme…
Company Running Group
Company running groups are one of the most robust formats in WHP—not because running is particularly trendy, but because a fixed group with a regular meeting t…
Walk & Talk: The Meeting on the Move
Movement integrated into the work process: Walk & Talk meetings are a structural preventive WHP component – healthier and, for many types of conversations, eve…
Stair Challenge: The Elevator Stays Put Today
Everyday movement that can be measured and documented: The stair challenge is an affordable, effective component in the WHP area of physical activity.
Kilometre week: a week in which every journey counts
Exercise programs rarely fail due to lack of motivation and almost always because of scheduling conflicts. The Kilometer Week therefore requires no additional …
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