16 Oct 2016

An unstable mind has the potential to affect the performance of an employee,
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development, Mr Dikagiso Mokotedi has said.
    In an interview on the sidelines of the official launch of the ministry’s wellness day activities at Lion Park Resort on October 14, Mr Mokotedi said fitness activities rejuvenate the mind, hence they allow employees to perform task better with a fresh and effective mind.
“Sometimes you can spend a lot of hours in office trying to work, but if your mind is not relaxed you can spend as much as you like, but not being productive,” he added.
Therefore, he said the ministry would on a monthly basis conduct wellness and fitness activities.
The activities, he added were some of the ways of inspiring the ministry employees to perform adding that there were other physical activities, which seeks to tackle issues of underperformance.
Beside the activities, the ministry employees were encouraged to have regular scheduled exercises, living within their means, avoid being negative and adopt healthy eating as they contribute to a healthy living.
Mr Mokotedi also cautioned employees against lack of physical activities, saying it destroyed relationships between couples. Dr Dorcus Sitlhole from greater Gaborone District Management Team (DHMT) said there was an increasing trend of non-communicable diseases worldwide.
Unfortunately, she said most of the non-communicable diseases were not easy to detect during early stages and they progress very slowly.
She pointed that what is more disturbing is to see young children also having lifestyle diseases.
She said behaviours such as taking less water, lack of regular physical activities, taking too much alcohol and smoking were some of those that increase the risk of non-communicable disease.
The one-day event was held under the them, Healthy Workforce, a Pillar to Healthy Nation. ENDS