As many of us begin to wind down and get ready for the weekend, remember to prepare for a positive and energetic start to next week. That is because next week (between 14-20th March), it is National Nutrition & Hydration Week. The week is a global initiative aimed at promoting healthier nutrition and hydration habits. Whilst it … Read more
Is No Smoking Day still important, Yes! Encouraging employees to quit smoking is the biggest single thing organisations could do to improve their employee’s health, but the habit is also one of the hardest things to give up. No Smoking Day is the 13th March 2019 an annual big push from the British Heart Foundation to get those … Read more
Whilst reporting on the clear health benefits of eating nuts won’t be earth shattering to many, another study this week found that women who eat just 2 handfuls of nuts a week may extend their lives by the same amount of time that could be gained by jogging 4 hours a week. What’s the new … Read more
If you’ve shopped at a particular supermarket recently or watched your favourite TV shows, you’ll probably know that Sport Relief is back this month. Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in … Read more
Earlier in the week, we blogged about Prostate Cancer Awareness. The month of March is also Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. At Healthy Performance Towers, we are doing our bit for Target Ovarian Cancer as we #StartMakingNoise about the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Early diagnosis saves lives! How many women are affected by ovarian cancer? About 7,000 women are diagnosed with … Read more
Do you start your morning commute with a hot drink from one of the major chains? You could be drinking up to 25 teaspoons of sugar in one drink, according to new research from the campaign group Action on Sugar. They have found that 98% of the 131 hot flavoured drinks found in the big high street … Read more
Some media outlets reported yesterday that employee stress is taking a heavy toll on the mental health of bank workers in the UK. Almost three-quarters of bank workers said they were suffering from anxiety attacks, insomnia, headaches and depression, according to a recent survey by the trade union Unite. Most cited heavier workloads as the cause of the … Read more
With a growing number of onsite health checks to choose from, it can be a confusing process to decide what is best for your organisation’s health and wellbeing strategy. From the spectrum of tests available, it’s essential to include two key areas when you introduce onsite health checks – blood pressure and (if your budget … Read more
For the last couple of days at HP Towers, we’ve been busy reading the “Growing the health and well-being agenda: From first steps to full potential” report released by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) this week. The standout figure from the report was that the average cost of absence is now £554 per employee annually. It also found that just 8% of organisations have … Read more
Introducing a wellbeing strategy in the workplace can be tricky and mistakes can often be expensive. However, as the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reported that in 2013, 31 million days were lost due to sickness absences in the UK, organisations up and down the land are looking to implement health and wellbeing programmes to combat the costs … Read more
In the UK, it is estimated that there are over 16 million people that have high blood pressure and as many as 5 million may not be aware they are affected. As your heart pumps blood round your body, the blood pushes against the arteries walls, this is your blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured … Read more
Blood lipids? That’s Cholesterol to you and me In recent years cholesterol has become a subject that most people have heard about and have some knowledge of. It is sometimes referred to as the silent killer because of the lack of symptoms associated with it, but make no mistake elevated cholesterol levels pose a real … Read more
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