Tips

One of the keys to heart health could be right in your office break room.

The results of a recent study conducted in the Netherlands show that two workplace beverage staples, coffee and tea, can cut your risk of heart disease.

The study found benefits associated with moderate to high consumption of tea and moderate consumption of … Continue Reading »

Summer is almost here, officially. Unofficially, the temperatures are already soaring in some parts of the U.S.. Be prepared for activity in scorching heat regardless of the season or your climate zone with common sense and easy to implement tips.

When temperatures soar, stay cool and safe with these heat beaters:

When you work or play in … Continue Reading »

One of the main excuses cited for not exercising is lack of time.

For many people, juggling a job, a family, and other obligations big and small makes it necessary to cut corners from time to time.

And more often than not, exercise is one of the components that gets squeezed out in the throes of … Continue Reading »

Are your employees losing the battle of the bulge?

Many people struggle in the beginning of their weight loss endeavors to find just the right combination of diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes that will produce results. Everyone needs a program tailored to their specific needs, and it can take time to piece one together.

In the meantime, … Continue Reading »

They strike without warning and leave their hapless victims scrounging up change for the nearest vending machine.

Food cravings can be a vulnerable dieter’s worst enemy. Different from hunger in their specificity (if it’s ice cream your body demands, no amount of frozen juice bars or fresh strawberries will truly suffice), cravings are a common … Continue Reading »

Is your workplace a diet killer?

Whether the goal is to lose weight, lower cholesterol or blood pressure, or improve overall health, dieters often face some of their biggest dietary pitfalls in the office.

Doughnuts by the coffeemaker, pizza at the lunchtime meeting, a vending machine stocked with late-afternoon temptation … Add to that the … Continue Reading »

It’s no secret that smoking is bad for you.

Cigarette smokers bear a heavy burden of potential health consequences, including increased risk of cancer, heart disease, aneurysms, bronchitis, emphysema, and stroke.

Smoking worsens many medical conditions such as asthma, pneumonia, and poor blood flow in the arms and legs. It has been shown to harm … Continue Reading »

You’re doing everything you can think of to promote good health in the workplace. You’re offering incentives, providing your employees with tips and tricks to getting in shape, touting the benefits of regular exercise and healthy eating. Why isn’t everyone jumping on board the health train?
Well, frankly, some people just don’t want to.
From that standpoint, … Continue Reading »

Cost-cutting measures: The words might elicit groans from every corner of your office, but the process doesn’t have to be a painful one.

In fact, presented in a positive light and with the right incentives, it can be something your employees embrace. After all, money freed up from unnecessary expenses can be put to use … Continue Reading »

An interesting study sheds light on the importance of, well, lighting.

Darkness can lend itself to a false sense of anonymity, researchers have found, making people more likely than they would be otherwise to engage in unethical behaviors.
The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, encompassed three separate experiments, all with similar findings. Participants in … Continue Reading »