Health

Despite what fashion magazines and modern media would have us believe, there is no perfect body shape or size.

In a nation filled with overweight and obese people, it’s no surprise that stick-thin model types inspire such admiration … but stick-thin isn’t necessarily healthy, and overweight doesn’t always mean walking health disaster.

New research out of York … Continue Reading »

Most people, when they’re being brutally honest with themselves, can admit that there are some aspects of their body that they aren’t happy with.

Some may even pinpoint specific things they’d like to change: a smaller nose, perhaps, or larger muscles. Maybe they’d choose to be taller or curvier in some places (less so in others).

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Healthy choices aren’t always the ones that are the most convenient or easiest on the wallet.

When both time and money are tight, it’s hard to deny the draw of fast-food combos that tout “value” and offer more food (not to mention calories and fat) for your dollar.

Your employees probably aren’t rolling in either cash or … Continue Reading »

When it comes to adopting healthy eating habits, your employees may be overlooking a crucial factor.

Healthy eating is about more than just choosing the right foods. It’s also about knowing how much your body really needs.

In the supersize, more-is-more world we live in, people are more likely to leave a restaurant or get up from … Continue Reading »

If you’ve walked into your office recently and wondered if you’d come in on a Saturday by mistake, it’s safe to assume that this season’s cold and flu germs have invaded.

You’re not alone (well, aside from the empty office, that is). Gallup reports that self-reported cases of colds and flu are on the rise, already … Continue Reading »

So you’ve given up your regular soda habit and developed a taste for the diet kind?

That’s certainly a smart decision if your goal is to cut calories, but we have news that might make you reconsider your beverage of choice yet again: Regular consumption of diet soda may increase your risk of heart attack and … Continue Reading »

How often do you get to plan something from the bottom up, exactly the way you want to?

That’s the freedom you can enjoy when planning a health fair for your employees. The thing is, a health fair can be whatever you, the organizer, want it to be.

Who knows better than you do the particular needs … 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 »

Last week’s big turkey dinner may be long over, but there are probably still leftovers calling to you from the fridge.

And have you been putting off your walking workouts more and more often now that it’s chilly and dark when you get home from work?

This little bit of downtime we have between Thanksgiving and Christmas … Continue Reading »

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 »