Victoria Rose

The Value of Exercise Regular exercise offers so many great immediate and long-term health benefits for all of us, employees and employers alike. Engaging in exercise causes the body to release a feel-good chemical called endorphins. This chemical reaction is what helps alleviate feelings of stress and anxiety. Regular exercise is also attributed to improved […]

Women’s Health May is Women’s Health Month! In addition, May 10-16 is also National Women’s Health Week. This is annual observance led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health. The overall goal is to empower women of all ages to make their health a priority and help women understand what steps

Remote Employees Whether your entire workforce is still working remotely, or you are in a phased approach of returning to the workplace, there is still a way to engage your remote employees in Global Employee Health and Fitness Month (GEHFM)! GEHFM.org has a wide variety of tools and resources to help you reach your remote

Global Employee Health and Fitness Month May is Global Employee Health and Fitness Month (GEHFM)! GEHFM is an international observance of health and fitness in the workplace and it is promoted by The National Association for Health and Fitness (NAHF). The overall goal of this observance is to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle

Why Practice Meditation? “Our minds are constantly moving and worrying about deadlines, evaluating our own performance or that of others, or dwelling on interactions from the past,” explains Nina Smiley, PhD, director of mindfulness programming at Mohonk Mountain House in New York. Practicing meditation trains your mind to focus your awareness on the present, which slows your mind down

World Day for Safety and Health at Work World Day for Safety and Health at Work will take place this year on April 28! This day was declared by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an annual awareness-raising campaign “intended

The Solution to Burnout Yu Tse Heng is a doctoral candidate in management at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business and Kira Schabram is an assistant professor of organizational behavior at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. In a recent Harvard business review article, they discuss their latest research in regard

Mental Stress Rest and relaxation are often the first solution many people think of when they are feeling stressed. While it is true that rest and relaxation can help relieve stress, one of the best tools for stress management is exercise. If you are thinking, “Isn’t exercise a form of physical stress?” You would be

Employee Burnout According to Psychology Today, burnout is a state of chronic stress that leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism and detachment, as well as feelings of ineffectiveness or lack of accomplishment. Burnout, not just from work, but life, is becoming more and more common. The number of employees that reported feeling burnt out pre-pandemic was 42%,

Time to Start Spring Cleaning! Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic over a year ago, we have all been spending more time at home. We have been cooking and eating more meals at home, exercising at home, and doing quite a bit of online shopping. Add to that a very long winter stuck inside,