Workplace Wellbeing: I tested three wellbeing apps to stay motivated in work

Studies have shown that healthy employees are more efficient, so employers are investing in wellbeing apps. Sharon Ní Chonchúir samples three high-profile ones

Sharon Ní Chonchúir: "As a journalist who spends most days sitting at a computer, I need to be more active, so I set that as my intention." Picture: Richard Smallwood

If you had walked into my office five minutes ago, you would have found me with my eyes closed, listening to a soft voice urging me to deepen my breath and quieten my mind. Come back later, and you could find me on the floor doing dead bug exercises.

I’m not skiving. I’m following the latest trend in workplace wellbeing. Research, including a paper published by the University of Oxford Wellbeing Centre in 2024, has consistently found that employees in good physical and mental health are more engaged, motivated, and efficient.