Fitbit Enters Digital Health Coaching Business

Fitbit Enters Digital Health Coaching Business

Health coaching takes personal wellness to the next level by focusing on each individual's unique states and preferences. Understanding this trend, Fitbit released Fitbit Care, a connected health platform that delivers telehealth resources as a part of its Fitbit Health Solutions segment.

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Best New England Farm Shares For Healthy Employee Diets

Best New England Farm Shares For Healthy Employee Diets

Due to the widespread availability of junk food in workplaces, office employees have notoriously unhealthy diets, an occurrence that threatens individual health and workplace productivity. Corporate farm-sharing is here for the rescue. Here are the best CSAs in Massachusetts to help you get

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Podcast: Sat Bir Singh Khalsa On Yoga And The Workplace

Podcast: Sat Bir Singh Khalsa On Yoga And The Workplace

Wellable invited Dr. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Associate Neuroscientist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to talk about how yoga can improve health and why employers should use it as a tool to

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Why And How To Improve Employee Sleep

Why And How To Improve Employee Sleep

To the combat the threat of inadequate sleep, employers and employees alike should actively work to encourage better sleeping habits. Below is a list of five simple changes that can be made throughout the workday to optimize sleep.

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Group Exercise Most Impactful Exercise For Improving Mental Health

Group Exercise Most Impactful Exercise For Improving Mental Health

Exercise is widely known for improving physical health. It also improves mental health, as it has been shown to improve mood and even memory. A recent study determined that group exercise has the most substantial positive impact on mental health when compared to

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6 Key Takeaways From Rock Health’s Consumer Report On Digital Health

6 Key Takeaways From Rock Health’s Consumer Report On Digital Health

An increasing number of consumers are making the transition to digital healthcare for its greater efficiency. A Rock Health consumer survey offers an in-depth analysis of digital healthcare as it pertains to consumers, which can provide some perspective on upcoming employee wellness trends.

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DOL: Employees Do Not Need To Be Compensated For Time Spent On Wellness Programs

According to a DOL opinion letter, employees do not need to be compensated for time spent participating in wellness programs, since these types of activities predominantly benefit the employees. This makes sense from the legal standpoint, but does it make sense from the

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6 Movements To Reduce Back Pain For Office Employees

6 Movements To Reduce Back Pain For Office Employees

Why do so many office employees experience back pain? The answer is static postures, spending most of the day hunched over, seated, and leaning to one side. Here is a mix of exercises commonly used by physical therapists and personal trainers to cure

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Whiteboard Wednesday: Why Employers Should Support Expecting Parents

Whiteboard Wednesday: Why Employers Should Support Expecting Parents

Christine Deehring, Founder and CEO of Bump Boxes, joins this episode of Whiteboard Wednesday to offer her perspective on why supporting expecting parents is both a sound business practice and an ethical step that organizations can take to promote the well-being of their

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