Fitness

When you embark on a weight-loss journey, the best thing you can do to ensure success is give yourself every advantage.

So you stock your fridge and pantry with diet-friendly foods, you figure out ways to work exercise into your day, and you avoid fast food joints like the plague. Sounds pretty straightforward. But is that … Continue Reading »

The obesity epidemic: It’s a term often used in reference to America’s expanding collective waistline, and its connotations are grim.

The phrase calls to mind a nation populated by overweight men, women, and children struggling with obesity-related medical problems and their associated costs. A future of poor nutrition, insufficient exercise, and ill health.

Thanks to you and … Continue Reading »

It happens every year around this time: Spring fever strikes.

Winter-friendly workouts at the gym or on a home treadmill get dull and boring, and the well of motivation runs pretty low. Unfortunately, for many people, consistently warm weather and sunny skies are still weeks away.

If you shelved your outdoor exercise routine for the winter, consider … Continue Reading »

What’s making your employees fat? Is it too little exercise? Too many calories? Their jobs?

Odds are, especially if your staff is composed of desk workers, it’s a combination of those factors.

Working behind a desk all day allows little in the way of physical activity, and many people don’t make a conscious effort to remedy their … Continue Reading »

Everybody loves a shortcut.

That’s just as true when it comes to exercise as it is when you’re talking about a faster way to get to Grandma’s.

Tell someone they can cut their time spent working out and still get the fitness perks they’re looking for, and you’re sure to have an attentive audience on your hands.

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The goal to lose weight is one of the most commonly cited across the board, especially at the start of a new year.

Gyms are packed, and enthusiastic walkers, joggers, and cyclists appear on the streets in formidable numbers. If only it could last all year long.

Unfortunately, many people give up before reaching their goal. Maybe … Continue Reading »

Do your employees always have an excuse at the ready for avoiding exercise?

“My days are so hectic, I don’t have time to work out.”

“I don’t have the energy to do anything after a full day’s work.”

“I’m not a gym person.”

And then there’s the reason many people won’t cop to: They just don’t want to do … Continue Reading »

Sometimes the simplest techniques prove to be the most effective.

That seems to be the case when it comes to weight loss. If you’ve fallen short of your goals despite what you feel are your best efforts, the elusive key to success might be as easy as writing things down.

It’s definitely worth a shot, especially if … Continue Reading »

In this small pocket of time between Christmas festivities and the dawn of the New Year, many people put their plans for starting a fitness regimen on hold for just a little while longer.

So now is the perfect time for you to get a jump-start on wellness promotion.

You can use the pre-New-Year lull to your … Continue Reading »

We’ve got the perfect gift idea for your hardworking staff: the gift of fitness!

What makes it perfect? Fitness-oriented gift options comprise a world of possibilities for any budget. And what better way to reinforce the wellness messages you’ll spend the upcoming year trying to convey?

Gifts that encourage and facilitate fitness could be the key to … Continue Reading »