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What You Should Ask By Pia Hinckle It used to be that personal trainers were only for the rich and famous. Today, they are everywhere, from chain gyms where trainers have long been available for extra cash to small independent fitness centers popping up in urban neighborhoods from San Francisco to New York. A personal [...]
Workplace Walking Clubs Can Improve Health & Productivity By Rebecca Taggart Aristotle and Steve Jobs both did it. Did what exactly? Walking at work. Walking is a great form of exercise, and a surprisingly good fit at work. Healthy employees save an organization both time and money. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), [...]
Anytime of Year is a Good Start for a Healthier Lifestyle Come January first, there is talk of New Year’s resolutions everywhere: at the water cooler, in the newspaper, on Facebook, and in every nook and cranny of the Internet. Come February, those discussions have long since died out, along with most people’s resolutions, and [...]
Do you ever feel like your office chair has become an appendage rather than just a place to sit? What if you found out that appendage could put your health at risk? Recent studies have found that people who sit for eight hours or more a day are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, [...]
Spending too much time crunching numbers and not enough crunching abs? Fitness Magazine has a great 10-minute desk workout to tone your arms and firm all that stuff sitting on your chair. Do this 6-step mini-workout twice a day and you’ll feel better and more productive. 1. Shoulder-Blade Kiss: sit at your desk with arms [...]
Lily, my four-year-old niece, who says things like, “Daddy are you satisfied?” or “Mommy what does the word ‘comely’ mean?” decided last weekend that when going to swimming lessons one has a duty to wear not only the prettiest bathing suit but all of the bathing suits at the same time. She started with last [...]
What does this term Workplace Wellness mean? Workplace Wellness is an employer policy that has been moving into the forefront of our work-a-day life. More companies, of all sizes, are implementing programs that benefit their employees well-being, and of course their bottom line. Workplace Wellness programs represent a great handshake between ROI for companies and [...]
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Core Power in your FruitCrate this Month Yes, fruit is healthy, but one of the healthiest things in a FruitGuys FruitCrate is the Berkeley Wellness Letter. This month’s issue is ripe with quality information on how to get your September health goals off to a good start. On Page 4, there is a spread “Strength [...]
October is a great month to get in step with your company’s walking program. It’s autumn now, which means brisk walking in crisp air through nature’s leaf palette exploding in fully-formed 3-D HD Technicolor. While not all of us can have the classic East coast experience, there are plenty of places to get your fall [...]
Staying in shape during the holidays can be tough. People travel more, get out of their regular exercise routines, and let’s not forget all the delicious goodies! But fear not, FruitFans, the December Wellness Letter has some great tips on how to keep your metabolism working even on your days off. First off, you don’t [...]
Do you remember the opening sequence to The Six Million Dollar Man? “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him… we have the technology.” I loved the Atari-esque “scientific” sound effects of that ‘70s show and the famous scene where Steve Austin runs 60 mph on a treadmill. But it doesn’t take cyborg limbs to get in better [...]
Inspired by FruitGuys Banana Boot Camp? You can do it too. If your company doesn’t have the resources for a fancy exercise room and showers, don’t worry, here are some tips and resources to increase physical activity in your office. A great start is The California Department of Public Health’s Fit Business Kit. This kit [...]
Most of us slow down a bit during the winter months, exercise-wise. It’s part of our genetic makeup – shorter days with less natural light and colder temperatures encourage our bodies to “bear down” and hibernate a little. But bear with it – during these slower times of the year, it’s the little things that [...]
Great fitness tips and more in the Berkeley Wellness Letter. The March password is orange.
Great fitness tips and more in the Berkeley Wellness Letter. The March password is orange.
To eat healthy, we try to combine different food groups and make sure we get enough whole grains, vegetables, protein, etc. It can be helpful to think about exercise the same way: combining different types of exercise into your overall fitness routine may be more effective than any single method alone. The Mayo Clinic identifies [...]
April 8th is the American Heart Association’s National Start Walking Day! Individuals and companies can pledge to Start! walking and become more active and heart healthy. To register your company and receive supporting materials, click here. Individuals can track their own personal fitness goals with their fitness tracker here.
Last time we talked about the Mayo Clinic’s recommended four basic groups of fitness – Aerobic Fitness, Muscular Fitness, Stretching, and Core Stability. Now we’ll address the balance and intensity of your workouts. Moderate exercise is best, especially if you are just starting out, but what does “moderate” mean? Go too easy and you might [...]
California currently leads the nation in obesity rates for working-age adults. Each year employees’ poor health costs state businesses billions of dollars in lost productivity, workers’ compensations and direct and indirect medical costs, according to the state department of public health. Since 2004, the state assembly’s Taskforce on Youth and Workplace Wellness has recognized companies [...]
Here’s a pyramid scheme where everybody wins: the California Department of Health Services Fitness Activity Pyramid! Similar to the United States Department of Agriculture’s food guide pyramid for basic nutrition, the fitness pyramid groups activities according to their ideal percentage and guides you to an active lifestyle. The top has a narrow band for sedentary [...]
Spending too much time crunching numbers and not enough crunching abs? Fitness Magazine has a great 10-minute desk workout to tone your arms and firm all that stuff sitting on your chair. Do this 6-step mini-workout twice a day and you’ll feel better and more productive. 1. Shoulder-blade kiss: sit at your desk with arms [...]
Here are some startling statistics: two out of five women and one out of five men would trade three to five years of their life to achieve their weight goals, according to the Eating Disorder Foundation. While it’s important to stay healthy and fit, many university studies and eating disorder advocacy groups have long pointed [...]
Have you been watching “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” Ken Burns’ latest documentary chronicling the history of our national parks? Has it inspired you to visit beautiful majestic mountains, windswept prairies, and vermillion canyons? If you haven’t seen it, it is certain to be repeated or you can catch it on PBS. Whatever your [...]
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