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 One-quarter of UK employees are unhappy in the workplace and looking to change their situations, according to co-working provider, Mindspace. The UK is at the bottom of the list of the seven countries surveyed. UK employees said their employers need to do better according to the survey. Key criticisms of employers include:

• 45 percent don’t offer workplace wellness activities
• 42 percent lack workplace flexibility  

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The trial involved 47 adults, half of whom were aged 60 and over, with the rest in their 20s and 30s. 

All were told to restrict activity levels to just 1,500 steps daily, for two weeks. 

At the end of the study, levels of fat in the muscle had risen by 20 per cent in the younger group, and by 28 per cent in the older group. Meanwhile, leg strength was down by almost 5 per cent in the younger group, and more than 8 per cent among pensioners. Read More

A life-size doll shows how future office workers could look in the future - permanently hunched back, protruding stomach and varicose veins, according to health experts.
The model, named Emma, was created as part of a study by Fellowes to illustrate how a sedentary or badly set up workstation could lead to office workers physically and visually changing to cope with the environment. Read More

Irish national broadcaster RTE, airs a compelling discussion on workplace health and sedentary behaviour.  radio Jenny Branigan, Chartered Physiotherapist with Total Physio, Professor Niall Moyna, School of Health and Human Performance, DCU. Listen Here

Four in 10 employees have a health issue they have never disclosed to their employer, according to a survey.

However, 50% of employees agreed that a comprehensive health and wellbeing program would increase their likelihood to join or stay with an organization. 29% said they would be willing to take a job that offered a lower salary if the company had a strong health and wellbeing offering. Read More

 60 percent of the 2,000 people surveyed for Wellbeing Index Report knew inactivity was bad for their health, but only 12 percent took action to reduce the time they spent sitting down. Worryingly, two-thirds blamed their employer for failing to support them to be active at work.  Read More

 80% of us will experience back problems at some point in our lives. Back pain is ranked second only to headaches as the most frequent cause of pain and tops the list of workplace injuries.

A lifetime of poor posture, poor lifting, bending and twisting activities can gradually weaken your back's supportive structures as well as cause pain and injury.  Read More

 One-quarter of UK employees are unhappy in the workplace and looking to change their situations, according to co-working provider, Mindspace. The UK is at the bottom of the list of the seven countries surveyed. UK employees said their employers need to do better according to the survey. Key criticisms of employers include:

• 45 percent don’t offer workplace wellness activities
• 42 percent lack workplace flexibility  

Read More

The trial involved 47 adults, half of whom were aged 60 and over, with the rest in their 20s and 30s. 

All were told to restrict activity levels to just 1,500 steps daily, for two weeks. 

At the end of the study, levels of fat in the muscle had risen by 20 per cent in the younger group, and by 28 per cent in the older group. Meanwhile, leg strength was down by almost 5 per cent in the younger group, and more than 8 per cent among pensioners. Read More

A life-size doll shows how future office workers could look in the future - permanently hunched back, protruding stomach and varicose veins, according to health experts.
The model, named Emma, was created as part of a study by Fellowes to illustrate how a sedentary or badly set up workstation could lead to office workers physically and visually changing to cope with the environment. Read More

Irish national broadcaster RTE, airs a compelling discussion on workplace health and sedentary behaviour.  radio Jenny Branigan, Chartered Physiotherapist with Total Physio, Professor Niall Moyna, School of Health and Human Performance, DCU. Listen Here

Four in 10 employees have a health issue they have never disclosed to their employer, according to a survey.

However, 50% of employees agreed that a comprehensive health and wellbeing program would increase their likelihood to join or stay with an organization. 29% said they would be willing to take a job that offered a lower salary if the company had a strong health and wellbeing offering. Read More

 60 percent of the 2,000 people surveyed for Wellbeing Index Report knew inactivity was bad for their health, but only 12 percent took action to reduce the time they spent sitting down. Worryingly, two-thirds blamed their employer for failing to support them to be active at work.  Read More

 80% of us will experience back problems at some point in our lives. Back pain is ranked second only to headaches as the most frequent cause of pain and tops the list of workplace injuries.

A lifetime of poor posture, poor lifting, bending and twisting activities can gradually weaken your back's supportive structures as well as cause pain and injury.  Read More

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Steph McGovern tackle something that has been described as a 'global epidemic' and 'as dangerous as smoking' - sedentary behaviour. Over 15 million of us spend half our days at a desk, in our cars or on the sofa. It might seem harmless, but over six hours of prolonged sitting increases the risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer. Watch Video

Researchers found that those who did one additional hour of light activity each day saw a reduction in depressive symptoms when they reached 18.

Growing numbers of young people with depression and increased time spent sedentary could be two linked trends, researchers at University College London (UCL) believe. Read More

Companies risk suffering a productivity hit if they do not take serious measures to address the problem posed by presenteeism among staff.

UK business leaders have admitted that presenteeism increases during the winter months, when colds, influenza, and other respiratory illnesses are more common. Read More

New research has revealed just how sedentary Londoners are, with more than half (57 percent) admitting they spend MOST of their spare time on the sofa and do next to no exercise.

In fact, 43 percent of exhausted London adults said they love spending their weekends ‘just chilling’ after a hectic week and 56 percent admit they are a couch potato. Read More

In the UK in 2018-19, 12.8 million working days were lost because of work-related stress, depression or anxiety, accounting for 54% of working days lost due to ill health. Musculoskeletal problems, such as back and neck pain, accounted for 29% of days lost: a total of 6.9 million days.

This is at a considerable cost to UK businesses. Workplace wellness programmes are one of the most effective ways to tackle the problem of work-related health issues. Read More

Our sedentary lifestyle is making us weak – and fat. But there are ways to beat the sitting bulge, says Dr. Michael Greger.

How Not To Die (Dr. Michael Greger) focuses on what’s been dubbed the “sitting disease” – the health risks associated with excessive sitting, at our work desks and in front of our computers, phones, and TVs. In the following extract, Greger finds out what protects some people from the fat-gaining effects of over-eating and a sedentary lifestyle – and how everyone can benefit from an activity called NEAT. Read More

Sedentary activities like gaming, reading, and watching television can be fun and are often needed as a break from our stressful realities. However, try to set a limit to the time you spend on these types of activities, and when possible keep “down time” active. For example, there are some simple exercises you can easily do while watching television! Also, if you have a sedentary job, make a point of getting up to stretch or take a walk every so often. Read More

A life-size doll shows how future office workers could look in the future - permanently hunched back, protruding stomach and varicose veins, according to health experts.
The model, named Emma, was created as part of a study by Fellowes to illustrate how a sedentary or badly set up workstation could lead to office workers physically and visually changing to cope with the environment. Read More

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Steph McGovern tackle something that has been described as a 'global epidemic' and 'as dangerous as smoking' - sedentary behaviour. Over 15 million of us spend half our days at a desk, in our cars or on the sofa. It might seem harmless, but over six hours of prolonged sitting increases the risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer. Watch Video

Researchers found that those who did one additional hour of light activity each day saw a reduction in depressive symptoms when they reached 18.

Growing numbers of young people with depression and increased time spent sedentary could be two linked trends, researchers at University College London (UCL) believe. Read More

Companies risk suffering a productivity hit if they do not take serious measures to address the problem posed by presenteeism among staff.

UK business leaders have admitted that presenteeism increases during the winter months, when colds, influenza, and other respiratory illnesses are more common. Read More

New research has revealed just how sedentary Londoners are, with more than half (57 percent) admitting they spend MOST of their spare time on the sofa and do next to no exercise.

In fact, 43 percent of exhausted London adults said they love spending their weekends ‘just chilling’ after a hectic week and 56 percent admit they are a couch potato. Read More

In the UK in 2018-19, 12.8 million working days were lost because of work-related stress, depression or anxiety, accounting for 54% of working days lost due to ill health. Musculoskeletal problems, such as back and neck pain, accounted for 29% of days lost: a total of 6.9 million days.

This is at a considerable cost to UK businesses. Workplace wellness programmes are one of the most effective ways to tackle the problem of work-related health issues. Read More

Our sedentary lifestyle is making us weak – and fat. But there are ways to beat the sitting bulge, says Dr. Michael Greger.

How Not To Die (Dr. Michael Greger) focuses on what’s been dubbed the “sitting disease” – the health risks associated with excessive sitting, at our work desks and in front of our computers, phones, and TVs. In the following extract, Greger finds out what protects some people from the fat-gaining effects of over-eating and a sedentary lifestyle – and how everyone can benefit from an activity called NEAT. Read More

Sedentary activities like gaming, reading, and watching television can be fun and are often needed as a break from our stressful realities. However, try to set a limit to the time you spend on these types of activities, and when possible keep “down time” active. For example, there are some simple exercises you can easily do while watching television! Also, if you have a sedentary job, make a point of getting up to stretch or take a walk every so often. Read More

A life-size doll shows how future office workers could look in the future - permanently hunched back, protruding stomach and varicose veins, according to health experts.
The model, named Emma, was created as part of a study by Fellowes to illustrate how a sedentary or badly set up workstation could lead to office workers physically and visually changing to cope with the environment. Read More