We have written frequently about the workplace wellness benefits of biking to work, including: Pedal to the Metal: Growing Bike to Work Efforts Bike-to-work Days Can Help Cities Promote Healthy Bicycling Company Offers Bikes to Employees And with the benefits of...
As a prelude to the July 4 weekend -- and, we hope, summer fun -- we wanted to revisit some previous Wellness Works Hub posts that are particularly important and relevant: IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET FIT FOR SUMMER — HOME OR WORK. We’re approaching one month into summer…...
It's a busy workday. In fact, every day is a busy workday. Sometimes you eat lunch on time. Sometimes you don't. Occasionally you don't eat at all. Same for breakfast. And dinner. Your meal schedule is a mess. Is that a problem? It seems that nearly every aspect of...
You can try not to think about it. You can hope to find alternatives that, you might think, provide greater benefit or simply are easier. But a well-designed workplace wellness program can help reinforce a central truth: Exercise matters. The latest argument comes...
This sponsored post from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, was originally published here. Please visit the original piece to leave any comment. Aside from feeling better, managing weight through a healthy lifestyle also reduces the risk of many diseases. Weight...
Sunday ends Men's Health Week -- though Men's Health Month continues through June. Of course, that means today is Wear Blue Day, celebrated, according to the Men's Health Network "by private corporations, government agencies, sports teams, and individuals to show...
While workplace wellness programs continue to address one the biggest health issues -- obesity -- new data from Gallup indicates that more work needs to be done. Gallup reports that "the national obesity rate reached a new high of 28.0% in 2015, up significantly from...
This sponsor post, written by Dr. Marc Hurlbert of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, was published here. Please visit the original piece to leave any comment. The goal of the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) mammography recommendations is simple: to save lives...
This sponsored post from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, was originally published here. Please visit the original piece to leave any comment. We recently spoke with BCRF researcher Dr. Graham Colditz who shared some simple day-to-day steps that can help improve...