With over half a million UK employees experiencing work-related stress management issues such as burnout, it’s never been more important to take scheduled breaks from the workplace. Staff with children are often forced into their breaks by the advent of …
Whilst most people are aware of the benefits of exercising, less is know about its effect on working habits. Researchers in Sweden have found that by taking a break to exercise at work, employees became more productive and were sick …
1 heart. 2.5 billion beats. 200 million litres of blood pumped. In the average lifetime, that is how much work your one heart will do. It carries fuel, oxygen, hormones, and a whole load of other essentials to every part …
Blocked, itchy nose? Watery, itchy eyes? These are just a few of the symptoms of Hay Fever that affects 1 in 5 people in the UK. It is early in the year, but many of us have been experiencing hay …
The health benefits of walking, and how to stay motivated It can be hard to convince ourselves to walk to work when the car or the train can make the commute that much shorter, but give it a go. Walking …
New Year, New You? Or just another failed resolution?D How many years has it been the year when you will get healthy, get fit, stop drinking, stop eating sugar, stop smoking….? How many years have those things happened from January 1st? The gym is joined, …
January is Love Your Liver month. Livers are amazing things, they do so much for us, and we tend to give them a battering a lot of the time. Did you know that the liver is the largest gland, and …
Social media could be linked to negative effects on mental health. Did you know that over 5 million images are uploaded to Instagram each day? Endless pictures of people’s food, scenic views, boomerangs of people enjoying a glass of prosecco …
Stay healthy over Christmas It is the festive season. It’s ok, don’t worry, I know we are about health and workplace wellness, but I am not about to tell you about the Very Bad Things linked with alcohol and overeating. Just …
Alcohol Awareness Week Home from work, coat off, shoes off, pour a drink… Settle down to dinner with a bottle of wine… Kids in bed, open the gin… Any of those sound familiar? One in five of us drink more …