Building a Healthier AMBOSS
An apple a day isn’t the only thing keeping us healthy! With challenges, adventures, and workshops to choose from, there’s something for everyone…
Our Story
Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time leading a happier, healthier life, and with roughly 175 medics at AMBOSS (and counting), we’re an organization with a wealth of expertise at our fingertips!
Many physicians join us because of the amazing work-life balance we offer them, but also because of our focus on AMBOSSians’ physical and mental wellbeing. From the moment you start at AMBOSS, you can sign up for free Urban Sports Club membership and request access to a bike to cycle to work. And yes, these are nice perks but we wanted to do more!
A lot of companies host workplace wellness initiatives but very few commit more than a day to the cause. This had us thinking, how many new habits can anyone really form in just one day? And how can we make sure our wellness initiative really packs a punch?
We realized that we were in a unique position to offer week-long wellness programs and that our naturally health-interested employees’ knowledge could help us deliver real impact. So, in 2017, ‘Healthy Week’ was born and it’s been an amazing source of motivation for us ever since!
Check out our sneak peek video from behind the scenes!
From meditation gurus to HIIT instructors, AMBOSS is a treasure trove!
We discovered that between us we have so many interesting passions; from skills in guided meditation to a natural ability to teach others how to cook the tastiest healthy recipes. So, there’s never a shortage of workshops to attend!
Of course, with a houseful of medics, we have plenty of workshops aimed at physical health – smoking cessation for example – but mental health is also incredibly important to us.
We work hard to support each other to maintain a healthy work-life balance and as a family-friendly company, we want to make sure we’re looking out for our working parents! At our last Healthy Week, our Kita teacher, Suzanne, gave a fantastic talk for parents on stress reduction.
But it’s not all workshop-based, there are plenty of opportunities to get that blood pumping with yoga classes, HIIT workouts, and more. Some brave souls have even taken to the pool for a session of underwater hockey!
If all of this sounds too much like a big time investment, we’ve got you!
Each day brings with it a new Healthy Week Slack Challenge for everyone to join in on. So, whether you’re holding a wall-sit for as long as you can or you lose at thumb war and have to do 15 punitive sit-ups, Healthy Week will penetrate even the busiest schedule!
Talks are always well-attended with remote AMBOSSians and staff from our international offices in New York and Cologne dialing in to take advantage of the week’s activities.
Just like this, together, we channel our combined knowledge, experience, and expertise into building a healthier AMBOSS!
Growing our community, not just our muscles
We’re so proud of our close-knit community and love that Healthy Week pulls us even closer together.
We didn’t realize when we initiated it, but Healthy Week is the perfect environment for employees to get to know each other and connect through shared interests and passions in a fast-growing organization.
We’re always so happy to see that Healthy Week not only improves the wellbeing of each individual but also our community as a whole.
If Healthy Week sounds like something you could get used to, we’d love to hear from you! We’re always looking out for new colleagues who want to bring their outside interests in and share them with the AMBOSS team!