“It’s clear that moving matters.” That’s the bottom line assessment of Dr. Jack Groppel, a founder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, as reported in the New York Times. Dr. Groppel’s study of the corrosive effects of uninterrupted sitting yields a very simple recommendation to...
Last week in Part 1 of this series on standing desk health research, we discussed reporting from Europe that showed the scarcity of evidence of health benefits derived from standing at work. This week, we go to the New York Times where they delve into...
The standing-desk industry is thriving. Health-conscious go-getters are converting their standard desks into standing desks with 3rd party add-ons. Some are bringing in entirely new (and pricey) units which can convert from standing to sitting with the touch of a button. And why not? Clearly, standing...
Entrepreneur Magazine has partnered with CultureIQ to find the Top Company Cultures in America - and the No. 1 spot goes to a Healthcare company with a passion for Employee Wellness. Fusion Medical Staffing took the top spot in this prestigious review by building a collaborative,...
Hootsuite CEO, Ryan Holmes, pays his employees to exercise at work, and thinks you should too. Hootsuite’s service is a platform that helps other companies manage their social media. They currently have 1,000 employees and a very active gym in their corporate headquarters in Vancouver, Canada. Ryan...
Congratulations! You live in interesting times. After a contentious confirmation process, President Trump’s new Secretary of Health and Human Services is now in his first week on the job. Said Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, is tasked with his party’s stated mission to...
AMC’s series, The Walking Dead begins new episodes this week and continues to be a cable ratings phenomena. Fans will thrill as human survivors struggle through a zombie-filled wasteland. But for all the heartache and drama the characters endure, at the very least you can...
Our modern health epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease is not a “knowledge problem,” it is a “behavior problem.” In other words, it is no longer surprising to hear more evidence that the the top causes of death in America are preventable by diet and...
Not that long ago the video game, Pokemon Go!, was hailed as a solution for sedentary behavior and obesity in Americans. Here was a game that was played on mobile phones and where real-world walking helped succeed in the game. Downloads exceeded 100 million. People...
“If you put a scale in someone’s bathroom, that doesn’t mean they are going to lose weight,” says Timothy Church, professor of preventative medicine at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University. “A fitness tracker isn’t going to tie your running shoes and move...
