About this session
Busy schedules, long meetings, shift patterns, travel and limited breaks can all shape how digestion feels during the working day. This session helps participants connect everyday workplace routines with bloating, reflux, bowel habits, appetite and digestive comfort.
Participants explore realistic ways to support gut health around the jobs they actually do. The emphasis is on practical adjustments to meals, movement, fluids, toilet routines and workload patterns rather than trying to follow a perfect digestive-health routine.
What your people take away
- Understand how working patterns can influence digestion
- Notice which parts of the working day may affect digestive comfort
- Explore realistic meal, fluid and movement routines
- Plan for meetings, commuting, travel and shift work
- Communicate practical workplace needs more confidently
- Build a simple gut-health plan that works during busy weeks
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Eating and Drinking Around Real WorkdaysA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays: rushed and distracted eating, long gaps between meals and practical workplace meals.
- Rushed and distracted eating
- Long gaps between meals
- Practical workplace meals
Covers 3 of 4 points in Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays.
60 minutes
Eating and drinking around real workdays, meetings, shifts, travel and toilet routines.
- Module 1: Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays.
90 minutes
Everything in the 60-minute session, plus deeper workplace planning across common pressure points.
- Module 1: Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays
- Module 2: Meetings, Shifts, Travel and Toilet Routines
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays and Meetings, Shifts, Travel and Toilet Routines.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays, Meetings, Shifts, Travel and Toilet Routines and How the Working Day Shapes Digestion.
Full day
Full coverage of all four modules, including how the working day shapes digestion and building a gut-friendly week.
- Module 1: Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays
- Module 2: Meetings, Shifts, Travel and Toilet Routines
- Module 3: How the Working Day Shapes Digestion
- Module 4: Building a Gut-Friendly Working Week
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays
Every length- Rushed and distracted eatingThe facilitator compares eating quickly at a desk with taking a more deliberate first few minutes of a meal.
- Long gaps between mealsParticipants consider how missed breakfasts, delayed lunches and back-to-back meetings can lead to intense hunger or a much larger meal later.
- Practical workplace mealsUsing familiar cafeteria meals, combo meals, packed lunches and takeout options, participants compare combinations that provide variety and feel satisfying.
- Fluids that fit the dayParticipants identify where drinks can fit naturally around commuting, calls, shifts and customer-facing work.
Meetings, Shifts, Travel and Toilet Routines
90 minutes and longer- Back-to-back meetingsParticipants work through a day of consecutive meetings and identify where food, fluids, movement and short breaks could realistically fit.
- Shift work and irregular hoursThe session explores how changing start times, overnight work and unpredictable breaks can affect appetite and bowel routines.
- Commuting and business travelParticipants consider familiar challenges such as early departures, long journeys, unfamiliar food and limited access to facilities.
- Toilet routines at workThe facilitator explains how repeatedly delaying the urge can affect bowel comfort.
How the Working Day Shapes Digestion
3 hours and longer- The workday–digestion connectionThe facilitator explains how meal timing, stress, movement, sleep and access to breaks can influence appetite, bowel habits and digestive comfort.
- Stress and the gutParticipants explore how demanding periods can affect digestion differently, from reduced appetite and reflux to bloating, urgency or constipation.
- Sitting and movementThe session compares long periods of sitting with small movement opportunities throughout the day.
- Notice the daily patternParticipants map a typical workday from waking and commuting through meals, meetings and the evening.
Building a Gut-Friendly Working Week
Full day only- Choose the pressure pointParticipants identify the part of the working day that creates the greatest difficulty, such as rushed mornings, missed lunches, prolonged sitting or unpredictable breaks.
- Build a realistic planParticipants create a simple plan using two or three actions that suit their role and schedule.
- Test it during a normal weekThe facilitator guides participants to test their plan during an ordinary working week rather than waiting for a quieter period.
- Review and adjustParticipants compare what helped, what made little difference and what proved unrealistic.
Who it’s for
- Employees navigating digestive comfort during busy working weeks
- Teams whose schedules, meetings or shift patterns affect eating and breaks
- Managers seeking practical ways to support digestive health at work
- Anyone wanting workplace-focused habits without a perfect wellness routine
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Gut Health at Work
How long is Gut Health at Work?
Gut Health at Work runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays: rushed and distracted eating, long gaps between meals and practical workplace meals. A 60-minute session covers Eating and Drinking Around Real Workdays in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Meetings, Shifts, Travel and Toilet Routines. A 3-hour session adds How the Working Day Shapes Digestion. A full-day session adds Building a Gut-Friendly Working Week.
Can Gut Health at Work be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Gut Health at Work?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Gut Health at Work to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.