{"id":15041,"date":"2014-01-08T17:26:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T17:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2014-01-08-can-wearing-yoga-pants-to-work-help-promote-wellness\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T04:29:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T08:29:33","slug":"2014-01-08-can-wearing-yoga-pants-to-work-help-promote-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2014-01-08-can-wearing-yoga-pants-to-work-help-promote-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Wearing Yoga Pants To Work Help Promote Wellness?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In her Washington Post column, Vicky Hallett makes the pitch for allowing employees to wear workout clothes once a week, aptly named: Workout Wear Friday.\u00a0 She argues, \u201cPeople in fitness gear are more likely to exercise \u2014 or at least to think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Workout Wear Friday can be part of company\u2019s wellness program and help promote a corporate culture of health and wellness.\u00a0 Unlike many other wellness resources and events, Workout Wear Friday is a zero cost employee benefit.<\/p>\n

Does wearing workout clothes actually have an influence on health and wellness behavior?<\/p>\n

A 2004 University of Wisconsin study found that on average, employees wearing casual clothes walked an additional 491 steps each day. \u00a0Wearing fitness clothes likely involves wearing more comfortable shoes, and comfortable shoes encourages more walking and movement around the office.<\/p>\n

For many companies, allowing employees to wear yoga clothes to work may seem like a stretch, but not too long ago Casual Friday was just as foreign.<\/p>\n

Casual Friday reached mainstream acceptance largely because of a Levi\u2019s public relations campaign.\u00a0 In 1992, a Levi\u2019s public relations team sent a brochure titled \u201cA Guide to Casual Business Wear\u201d to 25,000 human resources managers.\u00a0 The brochure explained (and promoted) Casual Friday attire and ushered in a new and acceptable casual workplace dress code.<\/p>\n

The trend of wearing Aloha shirts to work in Hawaii can also be traced to an effective marketing campaign.\u00a0 In 1966 the Hawaiian garment industry was trying to promote sales of their clothing and introduced Aloha Friday to encourage Hawaiian business to allow employees to wear Aloha shirts to work.<\/p>\n

\"Hawaiian-Shirts\"<\/p>\n

Will more companies start promoting Workout Wear Friday as part of a corporate wellness program?\u00a0 Will an effective retail marketing campaign be needed to make Workout Wear Friday acceptable?\u00a0 Lululemon \u2013 we\u2019re waiting on you!<\/p>\n

For more on Workout Wear Friday: https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/wellness\/workout-wear-friday\/2013\/12\/30\/50ea53cc-6dc5-11e3-a523-fe73f0ff6b8d_story.html<\/a><\/p>\n

For more on the marketing history of Levi\u2019s and Aloha shirts: https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2012\/08\/17\/dress-code-history-business-casual\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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