Got a Minute? Actually, Two. Because if you can spare two minutes, you may want to use them on walking breaks. They add up. The Journal of the American Heart Association recently ran a study titled "Moderate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity and All‐Cause Mortality: Do...
For a well-run workplace wellness program, a focus on fitness is key. One additional reason: Exercise and the brain. We've noted the benefits of physical fitness and mental health. For example, we highlighted a report published in the Journal of Occupational and...
Yesterday we noted that finding opportunities to exercise during the workday can be challenging, but it's a key area of focus for well-run workplace wellness programs. And one of the easier methods: Walking. In particular, the walking meeting. But how fast does one...
Finding opportunities to exercise during the workday can be hard, but one of the easy fitness routines at work is less difficult: Walking. For example, as we've noted, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published a study looking into the...
As well-run workplace wellness programs continue their focus on sleep, one area they may want to address: Focus on tech, especially late night work with the smartphone. We have noted the role a lack of sleep may play in chronic disease, including a study that connects...
Yesterday we reported on the negative role that workplace stress can play in positive eating habits. Workplace Insight states that "new research from the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) claims that almost half (48 percent) of adults say that busy lives and stress...
It hurts to hear, but it's guidance that may be part of a well-run workplace wellness program: Stop snacking at work. At least, stop snacking so much. And on the wrong things. We reported previously on a British Medical Journal study titled “Are sweet snacks more...
Given the recent suicide headlines, we have focused once again recently on mental health and the positive role a well-run workplace wellness program can play in helping employees and businesses. After all, a new Vital Signs report from the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Engaging employees in a regularized fitness routine is central to well-run workplace wellness programs. So is helping manage chronic disease. A new study brings the two together around Type 2 Diabetes. Among our recent notes on fitness: It helps the brain. A study...