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How Your Work Relationships Impact Your Health

Posted by Becky Squiers on Mon, Sep, 12, 2016

You spend a majority of your waking hours at work—which means you spend a majority of your waking hours with your coworkers. It should come as no surprise, then, that all those hours together can impact your health.

The relationships you have at work can really improve your health. On the other hand, they can also really harm your health. Both are true in lots of different ways.

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Topics: Healthy Workplaces

Don’t Force Your Employees to Come to Work Sick

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Sep, 08, 2016

Flu season is quickly approaching. Now is as good a time as ever to talk about your corporate policy on taking sick days.

If you don’t have a policy for sick days, you need to make one! Whether your policy is new or old, it’s important you spend some time communicating it to your employees. Make sure they understand exactly what the rules are as we head into high-risk seasons like flu season.

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots, Healthy Workplaces

Making the Leap: Helping Your Employees Overcome the Fear of Getting Started

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Sep, 01, 2016

The hardest part of any lifestyle change is getting started. The scariest step is the first step. It can be intimidating because you don’t know what’s going to happen.

Will you succeed with flying colors? Will you stumble all the way to the top? Will you fall flat on your face? Those are the questions you have to overcome to get started.

When it comes to employee wellness, a strong first step can make all the difference. Taking the first step towards a healthy lifestyle with confidence and determination can set you up for a strong, steady health journey. It can be an excellent foundation.

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Topics: Healthy Workplaces

Here’s Why You Should Know the Health Status of Your Workforce

Posted by Becky Squiers on Mon, Aug, 29, 2016

Most biometric screenings culminate in some type of aggregate wellness report indicating the health status of your workforce. That aggregate report can be so valuable for your company—if you use it right.

Unfortunately, not every company uses their aggregate report correctly. Some companies don’t use it at all. Other companies don’t even host biometric screenings because they’re convinced the data won’t help them or that it’s none of their business.

And that’s a huge missed opportunity.

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Topics: Biometric Health Screenings

The Flu vs. The Flu Shot: Which Side Will You Pick this Flu Season?

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Aug, 25, 2016

Every year, there are two opposing sides that emerge during flu season. There are people who support the flu shot. And then there are people who don’t—so basically they support the flu.

We think it’s about time you picked a side. To make that a little easier—and to help you choose the right side—we’ve put together a brand new ebook. You can download it here to learn more before choosing your side.

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Topics: Workplace Flu Shots

Getting Back to the Basics of Employee Wellness

Posted by Becky Squiers on Mon, Aug, 22, 2016

Today, it seems like health trends and fads spread faster than we can actually think about them. Before you can look at the details, the latest diet has swept across your Facebook and Pinterest pages. As a result, health fads can become a widespread practice before anyone has even stopped to think about whether or not they work—and in some cases whether or not they’re safe.

That’s because some of the health trends that sweep our nation are hard to think about. Some are confusing and complex. They can even be a little manipulative at times. And they’re all cluttered with emotional cues and calls-to-action that seem appealing, but also easy.

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Topics: Healthy Workplaces, Wellness at Work

You Need a Mantra in Your Employee Wellness Program

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Aug, 18, 2016

Kind of a like a motto or a catchphrase, a mantra is a word or phrase you repeat pretty often. Usually, a mantra is associated with a particular task, situation, habit or goal. It’s meant to help center and focus you, as well as to support you on a particular journey.

Mantras are often used in health and personal development to keep people focused on their priorities. They’re usually specific and meaningful to an individual—even if they don’t necessarily make total sense to the rest of the world. Repeating a mantra provides a brief moment of extra, personal motivation.

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Topics: Wellness at Work

25 Quotes About Wellness Your Employees Need to Hear

Posted by Becky Squiers on Mon, Aug, 15, 2016

Sometimes the best words of wisdom come from people you’ve never met. That’s so true when it comes to employee wellness. People have been focused on health for so many years. Since the beginning of time, we’ve been looking for ways to feel better and live longer.

It’s no surprise, then, that some people have said some pretty profound things about being healthy. Use their words of wisdom for your own healthy inspiration. Share them with your employees to inspire a healthy revolution in your office.

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Topics: Healthy Workplaces

10 Rules for Living a Healthy Life at Work

Posted by Becky Squiers on Thu, Aug, 11, 2016

You spend most of your waking hours at work. That means it’s important to have healthy habits you can rely on that exist solely in the workplace. These healthy habits are a great foundation on which to build your healthy life both inside and outside your office.

Now we know that stress can have a negative impact on your health—and rules can cause stress. So think of these rules more like a set of guidelines to help you along in your health journey.

Take a look at our ten rules for working clean below. If there are any rules you break on a regular basis, brainstorm some adjustments you can make to turn that habit around.

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Topics: Healthy Workplaces, Wellness at Work

Here Are Some Wellness Trends You Might Actually Want to Consider

Posted by Becky Squiers on Mon, Aug, 08, 2016

Health trends aren’t always the best way to a healthy lifestyle. We’ve all seen our fair share of ridiculous (and bogus) wellness fads. There will always be quick fixes and diet tricks on the market that promise incredible results—and honestly, they’re usually too good to be true.

That doesn’t mean all health trends are bad, though. In fact, there has been a huge focus on health in recent years, and that’s led to some really awesome wellness trends we can all get on board with.

One of those “trends” is employee wellness. The somewhat recent interest in healthy lifestyles has made its way into the workplace—which is a great thing because many Americans spend a majority of their waking hours at work.

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Topics: Wellness at Work

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