- Prominent Chef Fajer Al Mansoori, holding a degree in food science from Harvard University and Hong Kong University, was the speaker of the session and spoke in-depth about healthier alternatives for common recipes, followed by a live cooking class.
Manama, Bahrain: Zain Bahrain, a leading telecommunications operator in the Kingdom arranged a TALKS session for its employees to create awareness on incorporating healthy eating habits and leading an active lifestyle to foster greater productivity and performance in life. Part of the ‘zWellness’ program and aligned with the company’s wellness plan, the session aimed to build well-being in the workplace and proactively encouraged employees to break the cycle of unhealthy eating habits.
Zain Bahrain believes that to succeed and thrive, employees need to embrace practices that energize and prioritize their well-being in order to be their best selves at home, work or in their communities at large. By introducing multiple wellness programs, employees are supported to achieve greater well-being by fuelling themselves across four dimensions of energy—physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Zain Bahrain’s constant endeavour is to encourage all its employees to bring their best selves to work and motivate them to boost productivity and reach their potential.
For the TALK session, the company invited prominent Chef Fajer Al Mansoori, ex Le Meridien and a HTMI Swiss Graduate and holds a degree in food science from Harvard University and Hong Kong University. Held virtually, the session introduced employees to healthier alternatives for common recipes that’s utilised in our day-to-day life. The Chef also highlighted different ways to make meals healthier, limit the intake of saturated and trans fats, sugar, and salt in food and still cook a healthy meal by using alternative products. A live cooking session was also hosted where the Chef showcased some easy and quick tricks to preparing a healthy meal that could help improve how employees think, feel, and perform in daily life.
“You are what you eat.” Nothing could be truer, especially in the workplace. There have been numerous studies where it has been revealed that unhealthy eating habits usually lead to lifestyle diseases and tend to lower one’s productivity. Wellness and work are interdependent and at Zain Bahrain, we give utmost importance to our employees’ well-being and we continue to introduce programs that not only develop their skills but also improve their quality of life and boost productivity. We want our employees to be ‘Happy’ and encourage healthier practices at the workplace so they can better achieve their health and work goals. We also believe that when our employees are well, we will certainly achieve our business goals; hence deeply invest in workplace wellness,” said Zain Bahrain’s Manager Recruitment, Compensation and Benefits, Rana Al Majed.
Commenting on the TALKS session, Chef Fajer Al Mansoori said, “I am glad to see that companies like Zain Bahrain are educating their employees on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Through this session, I was able to highlight the critical importance of eating healthy and letting go of the sedentary lifestyle that affects one’s well-being. It is imperative to bring in a healthy change to be more productive at work and I provided Zain employees with tips and tricks that are sustainable and easily doable.”
Zain Bahrain as a corporate, deeply values and promotes wellness and is committed to creating a culture which inspires its employees to maintain a healthy environment, sustains happiness, wholeness, creativity and productivity at work. The company will continue to host motivational TALKS sessions in the future that inspire the employees to improve their health and well-being.
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