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How can a daily walk improve your health?
Healthcare professionals have been recommending walking as a way to combat periods of inactivity throughout the day, but the question remains, does a daily walk really have a huge impact on your overall health?
How Sleep can impact mental health
The connection between sleep habits and mental health are deeply intertwined. In the past, sleep and insomnia have only been seen as isolated problems. In more recent research, it has come to light that sleep problems may increase the risk and even directly contribute to mental health disorders.
Scheduling Time for Physical Activity
How do you make time for fitness? If you are having trouble fitting daily exercise into your schedule, we’ve compiled 5 great strategies to better adhere to an exercise schedule and exceed your fitness goals!
How Exercise is Beneficial for Your Mental Health
However, only 18% of adults get their recommended regular exercise. In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental health problem or illness.
Including Mental Health in your Return-to-the-Workplace plan
Our Guest writer this week is Brandy Payne
Now, more than ever, Mental Health at Work matters. Your team is under increased stress and tension from the coronavirus and measures taken to slow the spread of the virus.
Regaining Agency Over One’s Life & Health
What a time we are living through. Most of us might be feeling sluggish or unlike ourselves, but with a few tips, we can all begin the process of regaining agency over our lives and our health.
Finding Your Routine
So you’re working from home. Find it challenging? I did. Getting the day started a bit rough? I was there.
When I first started working from home I found it difficult to settle in and focus. I knew I had a short attention span, but I didn’t realize how bad it actually was. I discovered that I’m prone to distraction. If my kitchen was a mess, my workday definitely couldn’t begin until it was clean
Sleep Depravation
Sleep. It is something we all need and affects our performance in almost everything we do. Many people struggle to find a peaceful night’s rest and are unsure what to do about it. This week’s article offers some suggestions that may improve your sleep routine and quality of rest.
The Negative Side Effects of Fitness Trackers
Sure, there are benefits to these devices, but what’s rarely talked about are the unintended and significant negative side effects. There are reasons why 30% of trackers are in the drawer in the first month and over 80% are set aside 9 months after purchase.
Taking Care of Your Mental Health During Quarantine
Everyone experiences isolation and quarantine differently, but everyone is affected one way or another.
Layering Habits into Goals
Living a healthier life is effectively, a trialing of processes while layering behaviors and mental strategies that will see you participate in the changes necessary…
Reclaim your Life with Physical Activity
Sure, everyone knows that exercise is good for health, but it is within your mind where the battle really begins. Where the emotions reside and how they impact your choices.
Wellbeing During COVID-19
The impacts of covid-19 has seen workplaces close and community connection hubs such as cafes and restaurants withdrawn from daily life. It is obvious that social connectedness is challenged and behind this, is the impact on individuals health and wellbeing.
Boosting your Immune System
In light of current public health issues, it is important that we as individuals and as a community take care of our health, which will subsequently impact the health of others. There is good news amongst it all though…