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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 work...
11/2/2009 10:00:00 PM
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...
11/2/2009 10:00:00 PM
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...
11/2/2009 10:00:00 PM
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...
11/2/2009 10:00:00 PM
It appears that with every season change suddenly you starting hearing more “achoo-ing," and the words “bless you” seem to endlessly be ringing through the work place, as more and more boxes of day-quil and puffs kleenex begin appearing on peoples desks. The change in seasons is often a difficult transition on the body and this causes many people to get sick, especially in highly-populated areas such...
11/2/2009 10:00:00 PM
Doctors have proven time and again that stress has a direct link to our health. Physical stress on the body is easy to understand and deal with because the pain is immediate. Emotional stress, however, is not.We harbor our thoughts, feelings, and daily responsibilities deep down inside, and this affects our health. Often we do not even take a second thought about the things that could be adding stress...
11/2/2009 10:00:00 PM
Everyone falls victim to stress at one time or another. Very often stress is work related and thus, affects our lives on a daily basis. However people are unsure of how to manage stress at work. One way that stress manifests itself is in the form of headaches and tensed up muscles, especially in the shoulders, neck and back. Having a regular stretching routine at work can help you manage stress and...
11/2/2009 10:00:00 PM
1. Get a good night's sleepA healthy day starts off with a good night's sleep. Most of us do not get enough sleep. We should be getting 8 hours of sleep a night. If you do not get 8 hours I am sure you are already feeling the negative effects during your work day. Sleep is the first important step for living a healthy lifestyle. It allows your body to process through and recover from the daily work...
7/10/2009 9:00:00 PM
So here I am, trying to kill some time here at the end of the workday. Tomorrow is Friday, which would normally be cause for some sort of celebration or excitement since the weekend is almost upon us. Ha, not this week. You see, when you are paid on salary (and a paltry one at that), and half of the department has been cut in the last 9 months, it makes for plenty of extra work that yours truly has...
7/8/2009 9:00:00 PM
As we face the current problems of the global economy, most of us are struggling with financial hardships. For some this means driving less or canceling a trip they were looking forward to. Others are facing serious lifestyle changes such as putting off educational plans, struggling to feed their families, or even losing their homes. Not knowing what the future holds, we feel stressed out and fearful,...
6/11/2009 6:19:12 AM