December 2018

Lifestyle Change Making healthy lifestyle changes is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions every year. However, many people go on restrictive fad diets thinking it will help them become healthier. In reality, these diets are not healthy and they can also create an overall bad relationship with food. So, in order for your […]

Christmas Is Almost Here! Christmas is only a few days away and with family and friends visiting, it can be easy to get into the routine of too much sitting. Research has proven that sitting requires your body to use less energy than standing or moving, and sitting for long periods of time has been

Wellness Technology: What’s the Big Deal? You have probably noticed the increasing number of articles and studies related to wellness technology being released each year, and you might be wondering what the big deal is. Well, like many other things, technology is the future of wellness programs. According to CoreHealth Technologies, incorporating wellness technology helps

The Benefits of Gratitude Research done by the University of California, Davis found that gratitude is one of the best medicines out there. There are numerous benefits of expressing gratitude, including the fact that it improves your physical well-being and it even positively affects your behaviors. Feeling gratitude can lower your blood pressure, strengthen your

Employee Engagement It is clear that wellness programs are only continuing to grow in popularity! According to this 2018 report by Robert Half, 66%, of human resources managers reported that they implemented or expanded on their wellness programs in the past five years. In addition, 82% of employers are currently investing in wellbeing initiatives, or

Do Wellness Programs Really Work? Wellness programs have their fair share of skeptics and negative criticism, just like everything else. Every year, there are a handful of studies and articles published that state wellness programs do not work, such as this one from the University of Chicago and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Many

New Year’s Resolutions During the month of December, many people begin to reflect on their year and think about the new goals they want to set in order to be their best self for the upcoming year. While this is a great tradition and self improvement is a positive thing, it is easy to get

End of The Year Analytics With December here, many employers are crunching the numbers and analyzing their wellness program data. This is the time where the effectiveness of wellness programs are measured in comparison to the last calendar year and plans are made for the next year. If you are like most, then you are