Last updated June 2026.
Whether you’re launching your first Wellbeing Week at Work or refreshing an annual campaign, the opportunity is huge. When done well, a workplace wellbeing week can lift morale, build connection across teams, reduce stress and signal — clearly — that wellbeing is a business priority, not a buzzword.
After delivering hundreds of wellbeing weeks, days and awareness-week activations for organisations across the UK and beyond, we’ve seen what works and what fades by Friday. Below, you’ll find 25 practical wellbeing week at work ideas — drawn from real campaigns we’ve delivered for teams at Sky, Fortnum & Mason, the Jamie Oliver Group and dozens more — plus a five-step planning framework, a sample week schedule, and answers to the questions HR and L&D teams ask us most.
Wellbeing Week vs Wellness Week — What’s the Difference?
The terms “wellbeing week”, “wellness week” and “workplace wellness week” are often used interchangeably in UK organisations — and increasingly so as the older “wellness” framing (focused on physical health and perks) has broadened into “wellbeing” (covering mental, emotional, social and physical dimensions of life at work).
However you label it, the most effective weeks share the same DNA: a clear theme, expert-led content, varied daily experiences, and follow-through that lasts beyond the week itself. The 25 ideas below work whether you’re calling it a wellbeing week, a wellness week, or simply a week of focus on wellbeing at work.
Why Run a Wellbeing Week at Work?
A wellbeing week creates a focused window where wellbeing becomes the centre of conversation, not an add-on. Done well, it lifts engagement, builds cross-team connection, and surfaces conversations that would otherwise stay buried.
According to Mental Health Foundation and Deloitte research, poor mental health alone costs UK employers an estimated £56 billion a year in lost productivity, absenteeism and staff turnover. Workplace wellbeing weeks are one of the most measurable, repeatable interventions HR and L&D teams can run — and they pair naturally with awareness moments such as Mental Health Awareness Week, Stress Awareness Month, World Mental Health Day or World Wellbeing Week.
A great week shifts something. Five days of attention can do more for culture than five months of policy.
25 Wellbeing Week at Work Ideas
Mix and match. A great wellbeing week typically combines 3-5 of these per day, balancing energy, insight and connection across the five days.
Movement & Body
- Lunchtime running club or step challenge: Peer-led, no facilitator needed
- Lunchtime yoga or Office Pilates class: Daily classes, rotating teachers/styles. Low-friction, broadly loved.
- Wellbeing energiser: Kick off the week with a 30-min energiser to set the tone. See our wellbeing energiser.
- Walking meeting challenge: Encourage one walking 1:1 per day across the week.
- Office-friendly mobility / stretch sessions — 15-min desk-side resets.
Mental Health & Mind
- The Mental Fitness Hour: A 60-min session on building day-to-day mental resilience. See workshop.
- Mental Health for Managers: A parallel-track workshop for leadership during the week. See Mental Health for Managers workshop.
- Stress Management workshop: Practical, evidence-based tools. See workshop.
- Sound bath or guided breathwork — 30-45 mins, mid-week, ideal mid-afternoon reset.
- Mindful chocolate tasting: A sensory mindfulness for the team that rolls its eyes at meditation.
Nutrition & Energy
- Nutrition for Energy workshop : Practical fuelling for the working day. See workshop.
- Healthy lunch or smoothie bar: On one day, signal investment.
- Hydration challenge: Running across the whole week, with simple Slack/Teams prompts.
- Mindful eating session: 30-min practical session on eating-as-recovery rather than fuel.
Work, Focus & Habits
- Wellbeing at Work Workshop: Our signature 60-min session on healthy habits for the working day.
- Productivity Workshop: Working Smarter, Not Harder: Antidote to “more hours = more output” thinking.
- Sleep, Recovery & Performance Workshop: Why sleep is the highest-leverage performance lever.
- Digital Wellbeing Workshop: Managing notifications, screens, and the always-on workplace.
Connection & Conversation
- Daily wellbeing chats: 15-min peer-led prompts, every day. Lowest cost, highest culture impact.
- Story-sharing fireside chat: internal leaders share their own wellbeing experiences. Pairs perfectly with Mental Health Awareness Week.
- Conversation café with table prompts: Small-group, structured-but-open, mid-week.
- Wellbeing keynote talk : A 30-45 minute all-hands keynote anchors the week and gives leadership a moment to publicly commit to wellbeing. Ideal mid-week placement (Wednesday) so it sits as the centrepiece. Sally Lovett delivers our most-booked keynote – Wellbeing at Work: Healthy Habits for the Working Day — for organisations including Sky, Fortnum & Mason and the Jamie Oliver Group.
Care & restoration
- Drop-in chair massage: One or two days running rolling all-day. The most universally loved drop-in experience. See office massage.
- Reflexology drop-in: Quieter alternative or addition to chair massage.
- Closing reflection circle / commitment ceremony: Five minutes per team on the last day, naming what they’ll take forward.
Tip: The strongest wellbeing weeks combine one signature workshop (e.g. Wellbeing at Work or The Mental Fitness Hour), one drop-in experience (e.g. chair massage or sound bath), one piece of movement (yoga or pilates), and one piece of conversation per day. Repeat across the five days, vary the topics, anchor with a clear daily theme.
Planning your Wellbeing Week at Work for 2026 or 2027?
Wellbeing weeks tend to anchor on the same UK calendar moments year after year. For 2026 and 2027 planning, the most common anchor points are:
- Mental Health Awareness Week — May (mid-May annually)
- World Wellbeing Week: 22-28 June 2027 (typically last full week of June)
- National Work Life Week: early October
- World Mental Health Day 10 October (anchored to October 10 each year)
- Movember: full month of November
Most UK organisations build a Q1 or June or autumn wellbeing week around one of these. The 25 ideas above apply equally to whichever calendar moment you choose.
5 Steps to Plan Your Wellbeing Week at Work
1. Set a clear theme or goal
A great wellbeing week starts with intent. Pick a focus that genuinely reflects what your team needs right now — whether that’s burnout prevention, building team connection, supporting mental health, fuelling performance, or sustaining energy through a busy season.
Need help deciding? We can recommend a theme based on your company goals and current challenges.
2. Mix up the activities
The best wellbeing weeks balance energy, insight and connection. Use the 25 ideas above to design a varied programme — pair an expert-led workshop with a drop-in experience and a peer-led conversation each day, rather than packing every slot with content.
3. Involve your people
Survey teams beforehand. Ask managers what they’re seeing. Run a short pre-week pulse to surface what your team actually wants. The best wellbeing weeks are co-designed, not delivered to.
4. Communicate clearly and creatively
Build anticipation in the two weeks before. Use Slack, Teams, posters, calendar invites, lift wraps — wherever your team’s attention is. Make sign-ups easy. Keep it warm and human.
Bonus: We can create bespoke promo copy, images and session blurbs for your week. Get in touch.
5. Leave a legacy
A wellbeing week shouldn’t end on Friday. Plan a follow-through:
- Send out one micro-resource a week for the next four weeks
- Loop back with managers in week two — what’s stuck?
- Build the most popular workshops into a year-round programme
Sample Wellbeing Week Schedule
Here’s a worked example for a five-day, 80-person team running a wellbeing week — anchored mid-week by a leadership keynote and built around the Time to Talk workshop on the conversation day:
World Wellbeing Week: A Global Hook for Your Workplace Week
World Wellbeing Week 2026 ran 22-28 June 2026. Planning for 2027? Continue reading
World Wellbeing Week 2027 runs from 22-28 June 2027. It’s a brilliant anchor for organisations that want their wellbeing week to be part of a global moment — particularly useful for global teams looking to align across markets.
You can also run your wellbeing week alongside other awareness moments:
- Time to Talk Day (early February)
- Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 (mid-May)
- Stress Awareness Month (April)
- World Mental Health Day (10 October)
- World Menopause Day (October)
- Movember (November)
Most-Booked Sessions for Wellbeing Week at Work
Not sure where to start? These are some of our most popular workshops:
Mental Health Awareness for Everyone
A 60-minute reset on building everyday mental resilience — practical tools your team can apply that same afternoon.
Wellbeing Keynote with Sally Lovett
A 30-45 minute all-hands keynote on healthy habits for the working day – the most popular anchor moment for a wellbeing week
Breathwork Workshop: A Toolkit for Calm
Evidence-based breathwork techniques teams can use at the desk to regulate stress in real time.
Productivity Workshop
The antidote to “more hours = more output” — focus, energy management and sustainable working rhythms.
Drop-in Chair Massage
All-day rolling chair massage at your office — the most universally loved wellbeing experience for any team.
Happiness at Work workshop
Evidence-based session on what genuinely sustains workplace wellbeing — autonomy, purpose, mastery, relationships.
Wellbeing Energiser for Events
The 30-minute movement-led opener that sets the tone for a wellbeing day or week.
Sleep School
Why sleep is the highest-leverage performance lever — and how teams can protect it without sacrificing output.
Mental Health Training for Managers
Equips line managers to spot the signs, hold the conversations and signpost support — without taking on the therapist role.
Eating for Energy: Nutrition Workshop
Practical fuelling for energy, mood and focus through the working day — no diet talk, just science you can use.
What our clients say about a Wellbeing Week at Work with Stretching the City
Stretching the City delivered five fantastic workshops during our Mental Health Awareness Week here at Accenture. The speakers were extremely knowledgeable, engaging and professional and helped us deliver a MHA Week to remember. Thanks Stretching the City!
Loved the mental health session today! So many great things covered – thank you
Our team were super happy with the massages and I received great reviews regarding the practitioners.
Wellbeing Week at Work FAQs
A workplace wellbeing week is a dedicated five-day window where an organisation focuses content, experiences and conversations on physical, mental and social wellbeing. Typically, it pairs expert-led workshops with drop-in experiences, peer-led conversations and a clear daily theme.
Most wellbeing weeks run for five working days, although three-day or two-week formats are increasingly popular. Generally, five days gives enough room to vary daily themes without team fatigue. Of course, the right length depends on your team’s bandwidth and the business calendar.
Pricing depends on team size, format mix (in-person vs virtual), number of facilitators, and whether you’re booking the week as a one-off or part of a programme. Typically, a fully-managed wellbeing week for a 50-person team costs significantly less than buyers expect — get in touch for a tailored quote.
Yes. We design and deliver wellbeing weeks end-to-end — content, facilitators, experiences, communications, follow-through. Most clients book a 20-minute planning call to scope the brief before committing.
Activities and themes
A mix: one signature workshop per day, one drop-in experience, one piece of movement, and one piece of conversation. The 25 ideas above are designed to mix and match across themes.
Often, yes. Anchoring your week to Mental Health Awareness Week, World Wellbeing Week or Stress Awareness Month gives the campaign a clear hook and supports broader engagement. However, running a self-themed week works just as well if it solves a specific problem your team is facing.
A wellbeing day is a single dedicated day — typically the visible peak of an annual moment. A wellbeing week extends that into five days, allowing deeper themes, more variety, and more chances for team members to engage. Many organisations run an annual wellbeing day plus a wellbeing week tied to an awareness moment.
Yes. Virtual delivery works seamlessly across time zones, and we regularly run wellbeing weeks for teams across the UK, Europe, the US and Asia. Specifically, we can deliver the same workshop in multiple time slots within 24 hours to cover global rotas.
Plan Your Wellbeing Week with Stretching the City
Whether you’re planning your first wellbeing week or refreshing your annual flagship, the most important step is the first one: shape the week around what your team actually needs. Prefer to keep things in writing? Drop us a line and we’ll get back to you within a day.
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