The Healthy Blog

Blood pressure in the UK
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
Blood lipids – are they a silent killer for your employees?
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

Is obesity set to be the 'new normal' for the UK's workforce?
Figures released by the Cancer Research UK this week show a huge 45 per cent rise in the number of cases of cancer caused by excess weight

Health Performance's guide to New Year's resolutions and improving your Health and Wellbeing
Here at Healthy Performance Towers, we always encourage people to make lifestyle changes to help improve their health and wellbeing. The New Year is the perfect

Employees told to slash their drinking in huge shake-up of alcohol guidelines
Happy New Year to all of you and at HP Towers, we’d like to wish all of our clients and readers a healthy and prosperous

'Tis the season to be merry (and leave your car keys at home)
With our health assessors having finished all of our employee health checks and most of us are about to break for the Christmas festivities which will

Nutrition: Top tips for improving employee health
Nutrition and healthy eating is probably the biggest subject that we encounter during an employee health screening programme and at Healthy Performance, many of our

Decembeard – Grow a beard, raise funds and help beat bowel cancer!
Beating Bowel Cancer is the support and campaigning charity for everyone affected by bowel cancer. They provide vital practical and emotional help – on the phone,

Drinking just one energy drink may increase risk of heart disease in young adults
New research by the Mayo clinic published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that drinking around 450ml worth of an energy drink significantly

One in five UK employees have pulled a sickie this year
New research published from YouGov research has revealed that 19% of the UK’s workforce have pulled a sickie in the last twelve months. That equates to over

Report calls for Personal Trainers in GP surgeries to tackle lack of exercise
A new report is arguing that personal trainers should be put in every doctor’s surgery and job centre to help tackle the UK’s physical inactivity problem.







