--- title: Help for Your Employees – 5 Tips to Manage Stress description: Help for Your Employees – 5 Tips to Manage Stress image: https://info.workwell.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5-tips-to-manage_-stress-300x200.jpg --- # Prevent It WorkWell's Workplace Injury Prevention Blog ![divider-1](https://info.workwell.com/hubfs/Vector%2016.png) ![](https://info.workwell.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5-tips-to-manage_-stress-300x200.jpg) # Help for Your Employees – 5 Tips to Manage Stress [ admin ](https://info.workwell.com/blog/author/workwell) Apr 6, 2020 4:06:29 PM ![5 tips to manage stress](https://info.workwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5-tips-to-manage_-stress-300x200.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=5-tips-to-manage_-stress-300x200.jpg)Life disturbances such as work changes, home schooling, social distancing, and worry about COVID-19 have added additional stress to the lives of workers.  While workers generally manage some level of stress and change routinely, their responses are determined by a combination of their resilience/vulnerability and the number/size of the stressors or perceived threats they are attempting to handle.   **Here’s 5 tips to help with stress:** 1. Take a break – change activities (mentally/physically), get outdoors, take a walk, exercise, breathing exercises/relaxation, listen to music – breaks are a simple evidence way to help offset stress effects. 2. Review work and home activities and re-prioritize –, reduce stress by postponing or changing some routines/projects (or making things easier), the “stress load” workers are facing can be reduced.   3. Sleep – in addition to helping workers stay healthy, regular sleep patterns help minimize exhaustion associated with stress. 4. Stay connected to corporate values and community – helping workers perception/connection to the fundamental reasons and value and benefits of work can offset cynicism.  Connecting with friends, family, and community online, via email, watch parties, etc. also helps remind us we are connected and share our experiences.   5. Help people reflect on their accomplishments and the meaning that has for others - feeling effective has a positive impact on reducing the burden of stress.   For more tips, check out [The Importance of Self Care](https://www.workwell.com/pdf/the-importance-of-self-care/). ### Select a topic - [View all topics](https://info.workwell.com/blog) - [WorkWell](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/workwell) - [MSK](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/msk) - [Safety Culture](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/safety-culture) - [Onsite PT Clinics](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/onsite-pt-clinics) - [Ergonomics](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/ergonomics) - [Injury/Illness Prevention](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/injuryillness-prevention) - [Employee Wellness](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/employee-wellness) - [POET](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/poet) - [Industry News](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/industry-news) - [Safety](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/safety) - [Managed Services](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/managed-services) - [FJD](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/fjd) - [Manufacturing](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/manufacturing) - [Onsite PT](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/onsite-pt) - [Functional Job Descriptions](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/functional-job-descriptions) - [MSK Strategy](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/msk-strategy) - [Post Offer Employment Training](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/post-offer-employment-training) - [Provider Network](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/provider-network) - [Blog](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/blog) - [Events](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/events) - [Featured](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/featured) - [Musculoskeletal](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/musculoskeletal) - [OSHA](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/osha) - [Work Readiness](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/work-readiness) - [Company News](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/company-news) - [Job Coaching](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/job-coaching) - [PT Solutions Employee](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/pt-solutions-employee) - [Presenteeism](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/presenteeism) - [Push/Pull](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/push-pull) - [Recruitment](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/recruitment) - [Training](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/training) - [Trust](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/trust) - [Worksite Rounds](https://info.workwell.com/blog/tag/worksite-rounds) ### Subscribe to Our Blog Practical tips focused on workplace injury prevention. ##### Featured Posts postsTags [BlogPost 199930206624 Why Fit Matters: Preventing Injuries Before Day One, BlogPost 196317046114 The Fork in the Road: Reacting vs. Preventing Workplace Injuries] POET, Featured [ Why Fit Matters: Preventing Injuries Before Day One ](https://info.workwell.com/blog/why-fit-matters-preventing-injuries-before-day-one) 4 min Injury/Illness Prevention, Safety, Featured [ The Fork in the Road: Reacting vs. Preventing Workplace Injuries ](https://info.workwell.com/blog/the-fork-in-the-road-reacting-vs.-preventing-workplace-injuries) 3 min ![divider-1](https://info.workwell.com/hubfs/Vector%2016%20(2).png) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "dateModified" : "2024-10-01", "datePublished" : "2024-10-01", "headline" : "Help for Your Employees – 5 Tips to Manage Stress", "image" : [ "https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/8487366/Imported_Blog_Media/5-tips-to-manage_-stress-300x200.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://info.workwell.com/blog/injuryillness-prevention/help-for-your-employees-5-tips-to-manage-stress", "@type" : "WebPage" } } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "admin", "url" : "https://info.workwell.com/blog/author/workwell" }, "dateModified" : "2020-11-06T18:23:47.212Z", "datePublished" : "2020-04-06T21:06:29.000Z", "headline" : "Help for Your Employees – 5 Tips to Manage Stress", "image" : [ "https://info.workwell.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5-tips-to-manage_-stress-300x200.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://info.workwell.com/blog/injuryillness-prevention/help-for-your-employees-5-tips-to-manage-stress", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://info.workwell.com/hubfs/workwell%20horizontal%20logo%20color%20high%20res%20for%20digital-01-2.png" }, "name" : "WorkWell Prevention and Care" } } ```