10 Fun Facts about Laughter and How it Can Help in the Workplace
Amit Singh
Manager Sales at Gi Group Holding | Hunter | Building a Network of 11,000 + Connections and Counting.
Haced increased absentee, tardy, and turnover rates in your office? When employees are bored and fatigued from the same daily repetition in the office, they become burned out and simply don’t want to go to work. This can make a person feel disconnected from their company, and lead to more absences and sometimes even push an employee to start looking for a more interesting and challenging job. How can you create a more stimulating work environment that will keep your employees happy and focused? Well, laughter truly is the best medicine for just about everything, even in a dull office, adding humor to the workplace is a sure-fire way to bring life back to your employees. Laughter helps people loosen up and reduces stress, which is especially beneficial in a work environment. Check out these fun facts about laughter:
People laugh 30 times more when they are with other people.
- Laughter increases blood flow by 22 percent and stress decreases blood flow by 35 percent.
- Women laugh more than men.
- Laughter increases immune system response.
- Laughter stimulates circulation and improves respiration.
- Laughter exercises your muscles, and can burn up to 3 1/2 calories each time you laugh.
- Laughter stimulates the brain and enhances mental functions.
- Laughter can help manage pain because it activates endorphins.