By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ASCM Personal Trainer If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you’ve been sitting at a computer for an extended period of time. Did you know that sitting still for a long time can cause serious health damage? OSHA says that maintaining static [...]
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Simple Workday Stretches
Posted in Ergonomics, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Uncategorized, Workplace Wellness, tagged computer strain, low back pain, neck pain, OSHA, shoulder pain, sitting too long, Stretching, workplace strain on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Listening to Music at Work Can Increase Productivity
Posted in Health and Wellness, Stress Management, Uncategorized, tagged Classical music, Mozart Effect, productivity, relaxing music, The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body Strengthen the Mind and Unlock the Creative Spirit on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cover via Amazon By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Do you ever listen to music at work to help keep focus? Do you have a particular artist or genre that you listen to in different moods? Dr. Ellen Weber says that research suggests many peoples’ [...]
Massage at Work Helps Staff Work More Productively
Posted in Massage Therapy, Uncategorized, tagged immune system, Market research, massage and productivity, Massage Research, OPENPRESS on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer Yet another study now shows that massage improves productivity, reduces absenteeism and reduces doctors visits due to injury/illness! Read more from The Open Press: (OPENPRESS) January 21, 2010 — The manufacturing marketing research division of TR Cutler, Inc., (www.trcutlerinc.com) [...]
In the Blink of An Eye–Quick Fix for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Posted in Health and Wellness, Stress Management, Uncategorized, tagged EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, John M. Grohol, post traumatic stress disorder, PsychCentral, PTSD, trauma on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image by ddaa via Flickr The holidays can be stressful for all of us. For some people, managing stress requires more than time management and breathing techniques. People that have been through trauma are often wired to overreact to stress. For those that have been through trauma events, war, violence, and similar events, everyday stress [...]
10 Fall Fitness Tips
Posted in Fat Loss, Fitness, Motivation, Nature and Stress, Uncategorized, Workplace Wellness, tagged Fat Loss, Fitness, Stress Management, weight loss, wellness on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Barbara Russi Sarnataro WebMD Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD How many New Year’s Eves have you spent sipping champagne and vowing to get more fit in the coming year? And how many times have you failed to follow through? “December 31 over a drink is too late to set goals and make promises,” [...]
Hangover Cures-Do They Work?
Posted in Fitness, Stress Management, Uncategorized, Workplace Wellness, tagged alcohol, alcohol and health, drinking too much, hangover, hangover cures, wine on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Studies show that drinking excessive amounts of alcohol can be hazardous to your health. Many people enjoy drinking and are unlikely to give it up entirely, based on the threat of future health problems. A few glasses of wine may be safe for some and may even have a few health benefits. But some overdo [...]
Pair Your Backrest with a Great Seat Cushion
Posted in Ergonomics, Massage Therapy, Uncategorized, Workplace Wellness, tagged back support, Essential Medical Supply, foam seat cushion, Kensginton, low back pain relief, Orbus Forme, sciatica relief, seat cushion on October 3, 2009 | 5 Comments »
By Sue Shekut, Licensed Massage Therapist, ACSM Personal Trainer, Certified Wellness Coach, Owner, Working Well Massage Do you have a great backrest, but your chair or car seat is too hard or you find yourself sliding off the seat? Or is your chair a wire mesh type with a supposedly great ergonomic design but no [...]
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