Workplace Wellness Programs Continue Healthy Ascent
Wellness programs have been gaining popularity as a way to attract top talent with the potential to lower health care costs through healthy living. Larger companies in particular have embraced this trend, with 60 percent providing comprehensive programs including cash…
Americans are finally meditating because corporations are telling them to
Yunha Kim built the meditation app Simple Habit after experiencing the grinding pressure of building and selling her first startup Locket (a smartphone lock-screen app) in 2015. “I was so stressed at my previous startup that I started meditating five…
New Era Cap finds savings, healthier morale in workplace wellness
To be sure, a heart attack will devastate an individual and a family. It also can cost an employer dearly. Workers compensation, a shift in health insurance rates – and most importantly, at least a temporary loss of a valued…
7 Employee Wellness Program Ideas for Your Company
A lot of companies have now realized that employee health is vital to the success of their business. Research has shown that staying fit improves brain function and increases endorphins which make you happy. Helping your team members make time…
Reebok, Other Employers Step Up Their Game With Fitness Perks
Nike, Reebok International Ltd., and other U.S. sports apparel giants are helping employees get in shape with a slew of fitness-related perks that could also create a few new customers. Offerings include on-site gyms, CrossFit and yoga classes, sports shoes,…
Too many sick days? Check your workplace environment
What can be done to ensure that your place of work isn’t keeping your employees from doing their jobs properly? In case you missed it – perhaps you were off work? – the UK’s national “sickie” day was 6 February and,…
New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art offers exercise amid world-class art
World-class art, meet sweaty aerobics. New York City’s cavernous Metropolitan Museum of Art has been holding lively morning workout sessions this winter amid its prized masterpieces. The 45-minute “Museum Workout” sends people in exercise attire chugging through 35 galleries, past…
Why Wellness Should Be on Your Company Culture Checklist
Beginning a new job or internship can be an exciting and stressful time. You’re eager to prove yourself to your colleagues and managers and excited to learn new skills. While it’s good to be focused on finding a company that…
Harvey MacKay: Improving corporate culture
In 1788, Edward Gibbon set forth in his famous multi-volume work, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” his ideas about why that great civilization withered and died. Surprisingly, it involves moral decay, both societal and individual, just as much…
Yoga in the Workplace: A Remedy to Reduce Stress at Work
Ever rising in popularity, meditation and yoga in the workplace are precious tools when it comes to reducing stress. Why not allow your employees to benefit from them directly from their workplace? Stress, a known enemy of both physical and…