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Working Hard, Even When Your Goals Fall Short
Written by: Alicia Yuhas, CFW Health Fitness Program Manager Setting goals is critical to accomplishing more in life. Goals are the steps we take to turn our dreams into reality. The end of the year is a great time to evaluate your goals. If you follow the SMART goal setting strategy, your goals should be…
Read MoreSitting On Productivity – How To Get Your Workforce Active and More Productive
It will come as no shock that people today are busier than they’ve ever been. But what may come as a surprise: we’re sitting far longer than we realize, thanks to our personal lives and our work tasks. With technology, smart phones, Netflix, and digital communications channels – and scrolling social media – we oftentimes…
Read MoreSleep and Our Health
Written by: Kyle Vassar, CFW Health Fitness Professional We look at our diet and exercise and think “That’s health. That’s what determines a healthy person”. And although those are very important contributors to our health, we are missing another really important part: sleep. Getting a good night’s sleep makes me wake up with a fogless…
Read MoreExercise in the Outdoors
Written by: Liz Hiros, CFW Health Fitness Specialist Take some of your workouts outdoors to not only benefit your body but also your mind! Here are some benefits of spending time in nature and exercising outdoors: Exercising outdoors or in a “green space” can boost our mood! Spending time in nature, even as little as…
Read MoreThe Connection Between Diet and Life
Written by: Keriann Hill, CFW Health Fitness Program Manager It’s no secret that our food choices impact our life. As a fitness professional, diet is a commonly discussed topic among clients with varying health goals. Some hope to lose weight, others to gain weight, and plenty who want to gain a better understanding about nutrition.…
Read MoreHow Our Mental Health Affects Our Well-being
Written by: Alicia Yuhas, CFW Health Fitness Program Manager The definition of well-being is “a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare”. Psychiatrist and Founder of The Berkeley Well-being Institute, Tchiki Davis, Ph.D, adds “well-being includes having good mental health, high life satisfaction, a sense of meaning or purpose,…
Read MoreAchieving the Ideal Full Body Workout
Written by: Tamika Reed Newman, CFW Health and Fitness Professional When it comes to making changes to health and wellness habits, immediate and drastic changes rarely ever stick. For most people that commit to a long-term lifestyle change, progress is made with gradual changes over an extended period. Upon deciding what we want to do…
Read MoreThe Benefit of Sport and Recreation in our Lives
Written by: Becky McGraw, CFW Health Fitness Program Manager As kids, we were encouraged to play outdoors and engage in after-school sports not only for the physical benefits but also to be social and gain life lessons about team building, communication and work ethic. Shifting into adulthood, daily routines seem to be crammed with a…
Read MoreThose Long Work Hours Are a Killer!
There just aren’t enough hours in the day. How many of us have heard or said this statement in the past week? Working beyond the 40-hour work week has become the norm for many American’s, but according to recent data, it’s a killer trend we need to reverse. How can a corporate health and fitness…
Read MoreRethink Your Break
Written by: Jennifer Sabol, Assistant Health Fitness Program Manager Have you ever tried to take a break whether it be from work or another area of your life, only to realize it didn’t really help you in the moment? I’ve personally done that multiple times. Stopping what I’m doing and mindlessly pressing pause but not…
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