Are your team drinking enough water?

Good hydration can significantly improve productivity and well being at work, but sometimes it can be hard to get everyone in a company or workplace to think about their drinking habits. How can you help to improve hydration in the office?

• Make hydration easy to access: Ensure you have water stations or water coolers installed in highly-used staff areas like receptions, break rooms or kitchens, as well as places with lots of through-traffic where there might not be an opportunity to sit like manufacturing zones or warehouses. It's especially important to have water close-to-hand if you're active, and don't forget to provide bottles or cups for use – there's no point in water if people can't actually drink from anything!

• Allow for regular breaks: These will allow employees to drink and rest their minds, and this has been proven to improve concentration and productivity.

• Remind and remember: It's easy to forget good hydration practices when you're busy, so consider pushing the message with promotional campaigns and messages and by showing a good drinking example. A culture of good hydration will last and generate benefits for all in the longer term.