Tagged as Workplace Wellness

When someone is getting a chair massage for the first time, one of the most commonly asked questions is, "What do I wear for a chair massage?"  A closely related variation is, "Do I have to disrobe chair massage?"  These questions are normal, and perfectly reasonable to ask. In the same way that you don't want to be the only one to show up to a Halloween party in a costume, you don't want to show up...
November 2, 2009
If you sit in one position in your cubicle during your work day you understand the aches and pains that your body begins to feel after a while. Your wrists feel tight from typing, and your lower back is killing you. You wish someone could take your head and remove it from your body for a few minutes to relieve those aches and pains that have been shooting up from your tight shoulders. Now imagine as...
November 2, 2009
So you've heard that your company has decided to invest into it's employee health. Everyone has been feeling stressed lately due to an increased workload and in many cases a more lean workforce. Sitting behind your desk all day in a hunched position has made your shoulders really tight. It doesn't help the situation that those tension headaches that you thought you left back in finals week of college...
November 2, 2009
Being at your best both physically and mentally can produce a less stressful day at the office. Workload demands, time pressures, deadlines, and more can bring you down and stress you out quicker than you realize. Most office jobs require sitting behind a desk, working on a computer, or paperwork for the most part of the day.  This type of work or office environment doesn’t provide the relief for the...
November 2, 2009
As our society becomes more and more dependent upon computers, especially at work, repetitive injuries that arise from excessive work use, such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, are increasing at an exponential rate. There are many other areas of the body that endure repetitive use injuries at work. One of the areas that is strongly affected is the wrist. The following simple wrist stretches will aid in prevention...
November 2, 2009
Pink Floyd said it best in their song; Time. “Time keeps on slipping, slipping into the future.” Slowly but surely, as we pile more and more “to-do” on our agenda and try to manage getting more and more things accomplished, it begins to feel as though there isn't enough time in the day, and that time truly is slipping away. However the issue is not how much time we have to do things, it’s that time...
November 2, 2009
It's 6:30 am, its not your day to drop the kids off at school, and somehow you have beat the morning Starbucks rush. You've done well with your time management this morning. Everything is done, now with grande Americano in hand you get into your car and start heading to work. In your mind you have a set schedule, today's work day is going to be a day of focus and productivity!  Yet, when you get to...
November 2, 2009
Divorce is a stressful, traumatic event that impacts every aspect of a person's life. Emotionally, the loss is very similar to experiencing the death of a loved one. Men or women going through a marriage breakup will find that it affects everything from their other relationships to their workplace performance. Fortunately, there are many ways to lessen divorce's impact, and help keep your body and...
November 2, 2009
When you leave work do you ever check in with your body to see how it is feeling? Are parts of your body achy or in pain? Do you leave work exhausted and stressed from the troubles of your day? - It is common knowledge that office workers have many body issues because their bodies are put into compromising positions for such large portions of their day, and because they are so stressed from their daily...
November 2, 2009
A popular topic of discussion these days is “yoga in the work place”. The growth and interest in yoga at work has come from the desires of employees as well as employers to find convenient solutions to increase wellness at the work place. The repetitive stress, mental burnout, neck pain, back pain, physical discontent, and mental discontent lead to stress for employees. This amounts to less productivity...
November 2, 2009