General Wellness – Page 2

September is National Yoga Month! We want to take this opportunity to draw awareness to the benefits of yoga. Yoga is great way to improve overall health! Let’s see how – Yoga improves strength, balance, and flexibility: A yoga practice consists of a pattern of movements. These movements are designed to stretch and elongate the muscles. [...]

Working from home with a pantry full of food only a few steps away, workplace vending machines, treats from colleagues, snack filled desk drawers – these are a few factors that get in the way of our health goals while on the job. It's easy to lose focus on our health while we are concentrated on [...]

All day you’ve been daydreaming of crawling back into your warm, comfy sheets. You get home, unwind, and when the clock strikes bedtime – you are suddenly full of energy. That second wind you’ve been hoping for all day finally decides to make its debut the moment you lay your head down. "It's very common for [...]

It’s easy to forget about your health mission while on the job. Here are some tips and tricks to make your health a priority during your work hours. #1: Avoid the break room snacks! Unless someone brings in a veggie platter, break room snacks are typically a bad choice! These of course can be tempting but [...]

I don’t know about you, but every year when February rolls around – I begin to think about Valentine’s Day. I think about how I can show a little extra love to the people in my life. When I was young, I spent hours agonizing over which cartoon themed cardboard valentine I would hand out to [...]

"Over 6,500 weigh-ins have taken place and 8,000 pounds have been lost by local community members." On Sept. 18, 2016, Money Magazine named Highlands Ranch, Colo. the #1 healthiest city to live in the United States. The study looked at the ratio of the doctors and hospitals within a 30 mile ratio of the community, percentage [...]

The following video, shown at incentaHEALTH's September "Driving Civic Health through Innovation and Collaboration" Summit in Colorado, highlights how community resources steer the improvement of public health and initiate a statewide impact. Want to learn more? Contact Todd McGuire at [email protected]. See the full post here.

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Category: General Wellness