The corporate wellness day has come a long way from a bowl of fruit in the break room and a lunchtime mindfulness session.
The businesses investing in employee wellbeing today are doing something fundamentally different — bringing clinical-grade recovery and performance technology directly to the workplace, and seeing real returns in energy, focus and team morale.
Here’s why it’s worth taking seriously, and what a properly run corporate wellness day actually looks like in 2025.
The numbers around employee wellbeing are hard to ignore.
The Health and Safety Executive estimates that work-related stress, anxiety and depression account for over half of all working days lost in the UK each year. Presenteeism — employees who are physically at work but mentally disengaged or unwell — costs UK businesses an estimated £15 billion annually, according to research from Deloitte.
The same Deloitte research found that for every £1 invested in employee mental health and wellbeing, employers see an average return of £5.
This isn’t a soft, nice-to-have metric. It’s a commercial one.
The shift has been driven partly by what’s become available, and partly by what employees now expect.
Workplace wellbeing in the 2010s was largely about mental health awareness, gym discounts and the occasional team walk. These things have value — but they don’t move the needle much on physical recovery, energy levels or performance.
What’s changed is that the technology used by elite sports teams and performance clinics is now accessible. Hyperbaric oxygen chambers, cold plunge tubs, PEMF therapy devices, red light therapy panels — equipment that was once exclusively in professional sports environments is now mobile. It can come to you.
A corporate wellness day today can give your team access to the same recovery tools used by Premier League footballers, professional cyclists and Olympic athletes. Set up at your office, venue or away day location. Managed entirely by our team.
A Heila Wellness corporate day is built around a multi-station setup, with each employee rotating through the available therapies over the course of the day. Here’s what a typical setup includes:
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Staff take sessions in a pressurised oxygen chamber — lying down, fully relaxed, breathing enhanced oxygen for 60 minutes. The effects most commonly reported are improved energy, mental clarity, and reduced physical fatigue. Many people describe it as one of the most deeply restful experiences they’ve had.
Cold Plunge Our cold plunge tubs bring the benefits of cold water immersion — the adrenaline, the noradrenaline release, the mood boost — without needing a fjord nearby. Short immersion sessions (typically two to five minutes) leave most people feeling genuinely energised and clear-headed. It’s become one of the most popular stations at corporate days.
PEMF Therapy Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy works at a cellular level — reducing inflammation, supporting recovery and improving energy production. Sessions are passive and deeply relaxing, making it an ideal complement to more stimulating therapies.
Red Light Therapy Red and near-infrared light therapy panels support muscle recovery, reduce inflammation and have benefits for skin health. Easy to schedule into a day — sessions are passive and require nothing from the participant except to relax.
The specific setup depends on the size of your team, your venue and what you want the day to focus on. We handle everything — delivery, setup, session management and collection.
One thing that consistently comes out of feedback from corporate days is what it does to the group.
Going through something physical together — especially something slightly outside the normal — tends to bond people in a way that a standard away day doesn’t. Cold plunge in particular has a social quality to it: the shared anticipation, the collective experience, the conversation afterwards. It’s the kind of thing people talk about for weeks.
There’s also something valuable about giving people a full day that’s explicitly about their wellbeing. The signal it sends — that the business genuinely cares about how people feel, not just how they perform — has its own impact on morale and loyalty.
Corporate wellness days work across a wide range of business types and team sizes. The common thread is a genuine commitment to investing in people:
We cover Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire for all events and corporate days.
Everything is managed by us. You provide the venue — whether that’s your office, a meeting space, an outdoor area or an away day location — and we handle the rest.
Booking works via enquiry: we confirm availability, agree the setup and format, handle all logistics, and our team is on-site throughout the day to manage the equipment and the sessions.
Half-day and full-day formats are available. Multi-unit setups for larger teams. Bespoke packages if you have specific requirements.
If you’re considering a corporate wellness day for your team across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire or Hertfordshire, get in touch to discuss what’s possible. We’ll talk through the format, the setup and what works best for your team size and objectives.
Sources: HSE Work-related stress statistics 2023/24. Deloitte Mental Health and Wellbeing at Work report.
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