Fitness

Ever wonder if your efforts to promote wellness on your staff are in vain?

If so, take heart: It seems employers could be more influential than they realize when it comes to motivating employees to make healthy lifestyle changes.

What’s more, that position can be powerful enough to affect not just employees, but those employees’ families, as … Continue Reading »

One of the main excuses people give for not exercising as much as they should is lack of time.

Granted, it’s not easy to put in a full day’s work, take care of household responsibilities, spend time with family, and squeeze in a workout somewhere between dinner and bedtime.

It’s a balancing act, for sure, … Continue Reading »

Looking to squeeze more results out of your cardio workout?

You don’t have to double your routine (though it wouldn’t hurt) or exercise till you drop. Instead, try the interval-training approach.

Interval training incorporates bursts of high-intensity activity into exercise done at your standard, less-intense pace.

During your daily walk, for example, throw in a minute of jogging … Continue Reading »

If given the choice between working up a sweat at the gym after a long workday or, say, vegging out in front of the TV for the evening, a vast majority of Americans will choose the latter.

Let’s face it: For most people, exercise just doesn’t sound as appealing as certain other non-work activities.

The findings of … Continue Reading »

Next to breathing, walking is perhaps the most natural of our body’s functions.

And, bonus! It’s a great way to get in shape.

That makes it a good bet for those on your staff who are more reluctant about starting an exercise program.

The selling points of a walking workout speak for themselves: It’s easy. It’s convenient. It’s … Continue Reading »

A fitness routine is only as good as its ability to keep you at it.

If your employees are finding it hard to stick to a daily workout, it’s time to help them renew their commitment. Share some important information to spark motivation.

Staying motivated is key to keeping up a workout, and one of the keys … Continue Reading »

New research shows that triathletes seem to have the right idea when it comes to heart health.

The study found that the heart adapts by working more efficiently in response to a combination of resistance and endurance training, such as that required in triathlon activities.

Triathlons combine running, cycling, and swimming in a physical fitness challenge that … Continue Reading »

Good news for fitness-minded women: two of the most popular exercises are two of the most effective ones.

Bicycling and brisk walking have been shown to help women control their weight in their 30s and 40s, according to a new study.

The Harvard Nurses’ Health Study found that over the course of 16 years, women who increased … Continue Reading »

Walking workouts are the ideal way to get exercise … except when they’re not.

Summer is infamous for those unpredictable thunderstorms that tend to pop up just as you’re lacing up your walking shoes.

And sometimes it’s just too darn hot to get out there and hoof it around the neighborhood, track, or office building. (Who wants … Continue Reading »

Life’s not always fair, and neither are diets.

One person embarks on a fad diet and the pounds seem to simply melt away, while another takes on the same diet plan and the unwanted weight … stays put.

If you’re one of the unlucky latter and have always wondered if you’re doing something wrong, stop wondering. New … Continue Reading »