For many people, along with the new year come New Year’s resolutions and wellness is usually at the top of the list. Here are some potential resolutions to improve your wellness in 2016.
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Written by National Wellness Institute, August 1, 2014 We all know that exercise is good for us, but when was the last time your doctor prescribed it? According to a recent Queensland University of Technology study, women could benefit from actually being prescribed “exercise.” Specifically, high-intensity exercise is both good for women’s overall physical and
Wellness Still Simple: Exercise proves to be a good prescription…again! Read Post »
Knowing your long-term risk for heart attack and stroke is a simple fitness test away. In two separate studies, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that how fast a middle-age person can run a mile can help predict the risk of dying of heart attack or stroke decades later for men and could be
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Celebrate June by going for a hike on one of many local or national trails in your area. First, make sure you have packed properly. Below are necessary items for basic packs/day trips. Once you have your basic pack ready, you can build from there. Determining what to take depends on where you will be
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For companies participating in WellAdvantage’s Employee-Driven Preventive Health Programs, the WellAdvantage Online Web portal provides a host of tools designed to assist individuals in monitoring their health. The portal also tracks individual wellness-related activities and keeps employees up to date on company health-related events.
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Chances are, you’ve heard of SMART goals. Long used in the corporate world, many of us have started setting them to achieve personal objectives – especially when we make the decision to begin the journey to wellness. At WellAdvantage, we encourage our clients to set SMART goals for their personal wellness visions. In fact, clients
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Let’s face it. It’s been a long and miserable winter in much of the country. With the exception of the workouts many of us got from shoveling, sledding with the kids or walking faster to get inside our warm offices and homes, the season has been a bust for those who enjoy a regular outdoor
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“Physical Wellness” How do you measure physical wellness? Do you see stronger muscles, better balance and flexibility, greater heart/lung capacity, loss of weight, racing speed, peace of mind, and body awareness? Many of us make New Years resolutions to exercise, but we don’t clarify our goals, so we fail to recognize success when it happens.
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You have decided to exercise and want to know how to begin. Here are a couple of tips: Exercise for your heart and lungs. For general health, walk 20 – 30 minutes daily or 3 times a week. For weight loss, walk longer, 40 – 50 minutes. Add some intensity (hills or faster pace)
Pilates is a unique system of stretching and strengthening your core muscles while improving posture, flexibility, and balance. This method of conditioning causes the mind and body to work together and emphasizes the functioning of your muscles through a series of 34 basic exercises. The series can be performed on the mat or on machines
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