Walk Your Way to a Healthier You
For a lot of people, the words “exercise” and “keeping fit” are often accompanied by mental images of someone going for a jog, working out in a gym, or maybe lifting weights. These are all valid ways of staying in a shape, of course, but they require commitment,...
The Importance of Supporting Your Employees as a Leader
The working world is changing. Many of these changes are positive, such as the better work-life balance offered by companies that have adopted flexible working or working from home schemes, but there have also been some less than desirable ones, too. Across many...
The Very Real Cost of Poor Mental Health
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has had and continues to have a negative impact on many aspects of our lives, particularly our mental health. Research has shown that two-thirds of adults in the UK feel their mental health has worsened since the first...
Shining a Light on Loneliness
In a modern world where instant messaging and social media platforms like Facebook and Whatsapp put the power to connect with others quite literally in the palm of our hands, loneliness might seem like a bit of a foreign concept at times. How can it be possible for...
Stress Awareness Month 2022
Every single one of us will experience stress at some point in our lives, but the impact it has on our lives and wellbeing can differ from person to person and incident to incident, depending on its cause. For example, some major life events such as moving home or...
Four Steps on the Path to Recovering from Burnout
Do you feel overwhelmed? Exhausted? Running on empty? Is your brain so overloaded by the sheer everything filling it that you simply haven’t got the energy or will to do anything? If the answer to any of those questions is ‘yes’, you might be suffering from burnout....
Five Tips for Designing Your Workplace Wellbeing Strategy
The concept of wellbeing in the workplace is hardly a new one, but in the last few years it’s really taken centre stage for employers and employees alike – and quite rightly so! With reduced absenteeism, increased productivity, and a workforce that’s healthier...
Nutrition and Hydration Week 2022
The physical benefits of having a healthy, balanced diet and a well hydrated body are well-documented and widespread, with a strengthened immune system, boosted energy levels and weight loss being just a few that come to mind. But did you know that these benefits...
Sleep Awareness Week 2022
With Sleep Awareness Week 2022 just around the corner, we thought we’d use this week’s blog post to shine a spotlight on the important role sleep plays when it comes to our physical and mental wellbeing and share a few hints and tips along the way which we hope will...
Four Quick Ways to Spring Clean Your Mood
For a lot of us, Winter has been a long, hard slog; the weather has been rubbish (surprise, surprise), COVID has still been running amok as it approaches its second birthday, and time seemed to slow to a crawl for most of January and February as it often does. So, as...