Wellness Health

Fall kicks off football-filled weekends, cooler temperatures, colorful leaves … and a few unwelcome accompaniments.

Colds, flu, and seasonal allergies will probably start making the rounds at your office in the near future, if they haven’t already. For your employees, that means feeling physically ill and mentally drained; for you, it means taking up the slack … Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

Productivity depends on your workers being at their sharpest.

But with the fast-paced life and varied obligations many full-time workers face, many of them struggle to do the things necessary to bring their best to the office.

Such factors result in fatigue, which is a potential workplace epidemic.

Sleep habits suffer, physical activity is often pushed … Continue Reading »

As difficult as it is for anyone who works full time to strike a good work-life balance, it can be exponentially harder for shiftworkers.

Night shifts, rotating shifts, and other irregular schedules present challenges beyond those faced by 9-to-5ers. Health and safety risks are among them.

Shift-work sleep disorder is just one potential problem, as fatigue and … Continue Reading »

If your workplace is not based outdoors, you may not give a whole lot of thought to sun protection. But you should.

Unless you have a staff composed of vampires, they get at least some exposure to the sun on most days.

And you probably hope for more. If your corporate wellness promotion efforts are working, you’d … Continue Reading »

Working when you’re in pain is hardly working at all.

That’s a concern both for the employees who are trying to tough it out instead of calling in sick with “just a headache” and the employers who need their workers on point.

Discomfort is bad enough, as evidenced by decreased productivity among those who have ergonomic issues … Continue Reading »

You wouldn’t drive to work on an empty tank of gas; why should it be any different when it comes to fueling up your body before a workout?

It’s a simple concept: energy in, energy out. If there’s not enough fuel for your body to use while you’re putting it through its paces, you’re going to … Continue Reading »