PCOS Awareness Month: How Exercise & Nutrition Affect PCOS
The month of September is recognized as International PCOS Awareness Month. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition causing hormonal problems that is common among women of reproductive age. It describes where small cysts (fluid-filled sacs) appear on the ovaries. These follicles that surround the eggs cause the ovaries fail to release eggs regularly.
3 Steps to Combat The 3 Highs
Why is it important to pay attention to the 3 Highs? If unmanaged, these chronic conditions can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke with staggering long-term cost implications and impact on quality of life.
Productivity at Work: Say NO to Food Coma
Nutrient-rich food can rev up the brain: The brain consumes more than one-fifth of daily energy needs. In a study, those who overate reported less energy and more physical tiredness, sleepiness, and lethargy in the 4 hours after eating, while those who ate only until comfortably full had no adverse effects. Therefore, it is important for us to look after what we eat to nourish your brain and body.
Importance of Physical Activity at Work
Not sure how to kick start your employee programs? Start with physical activities! This will allow your employees to see the benefits of the wellness programs given to them, and also improves their mental health. Read more on how physical activities can help with your employees' health.
7 Meaningful Ways to Spend Your Wellness Stipend from Work
Employee benefits are a factor in whether or not an employee accepts a job offer aside from salary. Benefits allow employees to set monthly benefit limits, giving them complete control over the cost of their benefits based on their wants and needs. Stipends can be given to employees in a variety of ways. But where do you even begin? This is the ultimate list for you to enjoy your employee stipend.
5 Reasons to Improve Your Employees’ Sleep
Are you one of those people who does not have a work-life balance? Being hardworking is admirable, but you must also allow adequate and quality rest time in order to function at your best during working hours. In the article we just published, we are sharing with you how sleep influences your performance in 5 ways.
6 Tips for a Healthier Office Pantry
Providing a healthy pantry for your employees can encourage them to eat healthy foods. This will make an impact on their health and especially productivity. Find six healthy pantry tips that you can use in your office.
8 Tips to Relieve Stress at Work
Don't let your stress fester any longer! Stress can have a negative impact on both your physical and emotional health, but there are ways to prevent and relieve it. Try these 8 stress-relieving tips and see if they work for you.
Why Invest In Healthy Eating As Your Office Culture?
Employees who are given healthier food options are more likely to make healthier choices. Let's make some simple changes and put a few measures in place at work to encourage a healthier lifestyle and see how eating well can significantly improve your employees' health and well-being!
How To Have Successful Employee Wellness Programs?
Planning for your company's employee wellness program? Here is our easy-to-follow 4 step guide for HR professionals and L&D team. Companies with comprehensive corporate wellness programs have a lower number of absent employees and higher productivity levels! In a healthy workplace, the burnout rate would also be greatly reduced!
How to Implement Mental Health Support at Your Workplace?
Looking for ideas for corporate wellness programs? Learn what are the best ways to support your staff wellbeing through employee wellness programs that focus on mental health at the workplace. Provide your employees with the opportunity to work in a positive environment and happier workplace that enables them to showcase their fullest potential.
How Poor Mental Health Affects Your Business?
Surveys have shown that Singapore, along with the UK, has the most unhappy workers in the world which is correlated to the employees' mental health. So, what is the impact if this continues? Drop-in employees' productivity, burnout, fatigue, absenteeism, even anxiety which could heavily impact any business. Read more to find out!
20 Easy Meals To Meet Your Daily Protein Intake (Part 2)
Item 11-20 of 20. Want to have your daily optimal protein intake? Here are 20 ideas of high protein snacks and meals suitable for vegans, pescatarians and vegetarians alike.
5 Simple Exercises You Can Do During Pregnancy
Why are mothers-to-be encouraged to exercise when pregnant? What exercises can they do and at what intensity and frequency? Our prenatal personal trainer has listed down 5 simple exercises that you can do when pregnant, be it in the first, second, or third trimester.
20 Easy Meals To Meet Your Daily Protein Intake (Part 1)
Want to have your daily optimal protein intake? We have 20 high-protein meal ideas you can prepare anytime and possibly find in Singapore as well if you choose to eat out.
Using Technologies Old And New For Fitness
New advancements in technologies spell for great innovation and productivity ahead. SgFitFam’s very own founder, Gina Chan, has been advocating that the adoption of digitalisation is as vital as is beneficial. There are technologies easily available to digitalise information be it for personal or professional use. Here are 3 interesting applications that we would like to share with you to assist you in your fitness goals.
7 Exercise & Nutrition Tips When Fasting During Ramadan
The fasting month has begun and here are some simple tips you can follow if you wish to stay healthy and fit during Ramadan. Find out when is a good time and intensity to exercise during Ramadan, what foods to eat or avoid, and what to do if you are not hitting your goals.
Can Workplace Wellness Programs Save Employers Money?
With a rise in health care costs and an ageing population in Singapore, studies show that workplace wellness programs save employers money every year in health cost savings while providing a strategic advantage for employee satisfaction and retention.
Golfer's Elbow & How To Fix It
Feeling pain in the elbow when straightening your arm? Golfer’s elbow can be seen in those who tend to experience excess or repeated stress at the elbow, often from activities that involve twisting or flexing their wrist repetitively. What type of stretches and exercises are recommended to treat inner elbow pain?
3 Obstacles In Sustaining A New Fitness Lifestyle
As we all know, setting new goals and resolutions at the start of the year often results in us not achieving them. This is because suddenly switching up our routine can be hard to sustain. These are the top 3 obstacles most people face when adopting a new lifestyle, and here’s how you can overcome them.