Finding the Right Health and Wellness Programs For Corporations
Corporate America has begun to realize just how much of an impact the health and wellness of their employees has on the overall costs of running a business. The right fitness and wellness programs can positively impact employees and their…
Keep Employees Happy With Creative Perks
Would a corporation let you keep your dog in your cubicle? Or do your job while housesitting in Hawaii? Hard to picture. But those are some of the benefits offered by creative small firms. Entrepreneurs often can’t afford to dangle…
A rare look behind the luon curtain at Lululemon
Workers sew Lululemon clothing at the Lululemon Lab in Vancouver. As part of a recent publicity tour the company offered a rare glimpse into how the company became an international force. “Sweat once a day” is printed on every Lululemon…
12 Yoga Poses To Undo The Damage Of Your Desk Job
You may joke that your job is slowly killing you, but it might actually be true. And while job-related stress seems like the main culprit when it comes to health and your career ( it can have negative health effects…
Workers seeing success with wellness programs
More American workers recognize the rewards of participating in workplace wellness programs, according to the latest survey from Principal Financial. Sixty-two percent of workers, up from 55% in 2011, believe workplace wellness activities are successful in improving health and reducing…
Yoga Found to Help Workplace Stress & Back Pain
Is work getting you down? If you’re feeling stressed and physically exhausted, check this out: a new study done in the United Kingdom suggests that yoga can be done at work to greatly reduce day to day stress levels as…
Incorporating Yoga
Just after sunrise, I am lying on the floor of Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York. Next to me are 14 other students from the Market Development department at MTV Networks, here on a two-day corporate team-building retreat.…
Yoga: Changing The Brain’s Stressful Habits
Three times a week at 7AM my Dad drives to a dance studio five blocks from the beach. In the bright, hardwood room, which sits above a Radioshack, a muscular man with a shaved head and board shorts whispers instructions…
How Your Job Is Slowly Killing You
More than eight in 10 Americans are stressed about their jobs. Occupational stress is so pervasive that we accept it as a fact of life, but the truth is that demanding jobs do more than make us unhappy — they…
Healthy at Work: 7 Corporate Wellness Perks We Love
The modern office isn’t exactly the picture of health: Most of us spend 8+ hours a day tethered to our seats, fixated on our screens, and sheepishly…