While jogging and jump rope are fantastic cardio exercises for shifting that extra weight, they can be pretty hard on the knees. But the Workplace Health Challenge motto is, and always will be “DON’T QUIT”. There are always alternatives to be found if you want to get healthy bad enough! And they’re surprisingly not hard to find. (more…)
Smoking has extensive detrimental, terrible effects on the body’s systems. If you continue to smoke through your life, you will continue to put dangerous, immeasurable stress on your body and stunt your health. Many people take up and continue to smoke as a means of controlling their weight. This theory carries no evidence with it, and is being constantly challenged by new findings relating smoking to higher intake of calories and retention of fat than nonsmokers. (more…)
If you’ve struggled with your weight for while or are simply curious as to new ways of losing that frustrating last bit of fat from your body, you’re surely to have heard the term “metabolism” thrown around regularly. (more…)
The links between eating habits and depression have been studied extensively, and to date, it appears that a diet high in sugar and processed foods can in fact put you at higher risk of developing depression. (more…)
So, you’ve noticed our eating plans suggest oats for breaky? Yep. (more…)
It’s the last thing we want to do after a big workout. Sit on the floor and stretch. We’ve just exhausted ourselves performing weight or interval training and all we want to do is relax! But every trainer you speak to will insist you stretch, and believe us, it makes all the difference. (more…)
You’ll notice throughout the WHC challenge, we strongly encourage the formation of teams and groups. Why, you ask? Teamwork in the workplace, as well as at home, has proven to have very positive effects on productivity. (more…)