Can you imagine what it would feel like to wake up in the morning totally rested, content, and ready to take on the day? That’s what a lifestyle of wellness can do. The concept isn’t new. Our “modern” definition has been in use since the 1950s! But the ways that we approach and practice this Read more…
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Workplace Wellness
What are Corporate Wellness Programs and Why Do You Need Them?
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” Benjamin Franklin famously said in 1736. Although he said this in response to the Philadelphia fires of the 1700s, his point stands in our present world. Take COVID-19, for example. According to the CDC, patients with one or more underlying medical conditions are at a Read more…
Guest Contributors
7 Benefits That’ll Get Your Employees Closer to the Coveted Work-life Balance
Ah, the coveted work-life balance. More than ever, employees want a healthy balance between work and their personal lives to steer clear of burnout. In fact, one-third of workers say work-life balance is the most important of all benefits. How’s your team’s work-life balance looking? If it could stand some improvement, learn about a few Read more…
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Tips for Using eLearning with Your Employee Wellness Program
It took a global pandemic to make the corporate world really wake up to the clarion call of employee wellness. We shifted our entire work culture to be able to continue taking care of business, and we had to – individually and collectively – assess our overall health and wellness risk factors to ensure we Read more…
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9 Types of Biometrics and Why They Are Essential to Your Wellness Program
A successful wellness program aims to enhance employees’ holistic health and well-being, whether physically or mentally. On the physical side, this involves health screenings to monitor key health metrics such as weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and sleep patterns. In the past, this process was tedious and manual. However, technology now allows providers to record Read more…
Workplace Wellness
What is a Health Screening And Why Are Health Screenings So Important?
Early disease detection and treatment is why more people live much longer. Each year, around 1.7 million people die of complications from chronic illnesses, like blood pressure and cancer, that doctors can successfully treat with early diagnosis. Chronic diseases account for approximately 90% of the $4.1 trillion annual healthcare costs in the United States, impacting Read more…