A recent survey indicated that the lunch break may be going the way of 9-to-5 workdays and pension plans. That is to say, they may be becoming obsolete.
In an online poll of 751 North American workers by Right Management, a third of them said they rarely or never take a lunch break and another third … Continue Reading »
Take care of your heart, and your heart will take care of you.
That’s advice any corporate wellness advisor can get behind. After all, heart health is a key factor in overall health, and a strongly pumping heart keeps your employees in prime physical and mental condition.
With heart disease ranked as the number one killer of … Continue Reading »
Some people just can’t get on board with the idea of eating light (or, for that matter, eating right).
Odds are, that’s because their perspective of “eating light” is skewed. They imagine bland rice cakes, undressed salads, incessant hunger pangs … in a word, deprivation.
It doesn’t have to be that way, and the odds of successfully … Continue Reading »
For information gathering, social networking, and corporate connecting, the Internet is unsurpassed.
It seems this indispensable tool of modern society can do pretty much anything … including, research says, help people lose weight.
OK, so maybe it’s not plausible for your employees to simply point and click their way to weight loss. But online tools such … Continue Reading »
Life is hard enough … good health should be easy, right?
There aren’t any major benefits to be gained from phoning it in during your workouts, but it is possible to get your daily exercise and incorporate healthy habits without putting undue stress on yourself.
And that means different things to different people. Lucky for you, there … Continue Reading »
Holding down a full-time job while balancing family, friends, and social obligations isn’t easy for anyone.
Add a chronic physical problem to the mix and you can see how difficult it can be to get it all done to the best of your ability.
For those who have health problems that limit their abilities, sap their energy, … Continue Reading »
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 »
As important as it is to get a handle on your love handles, it’s even more important to lose weight the right way.
Lots of people get started on a diet with one goal in mind: quick, visible results both on the scale and in the mirror. But if they don’t prioritize such long-term goals as … Continue Reading »
Selling health topics to a motley assortment of fairly sedentary people is no mean feat.
But it’s one you take on every day because you understand the importance of workplace health and wellness, and how having employees in tip-top physical and mental condition will keep your business that way, too.
More and more corporations are realizing that … Continue Reading »
When you’re trying to lose weight through diet and exercise, every little bit of encouragement helps.
And what’s more encouraging to a dieter than hearing that they’re burning more calories than they think they are?
It’s true. Even people who are steadfast in keeping track of their calories in and calories out don’t factor in those that … Continue Reading »
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