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Movement (or Lack Thereof) in Education
In our current model of education, incorporating movement may have strong positive effects on the improvement of our children’s overall health and their ability to succeed in their academic experience. Like anything else, there is no one answer that works for every individual, but by utilizing multiple seating options for students and encouraging movement at key times throughout a student’s instruction, we can improve each child’s optimal level of success in the classroom.
10 Healthy Snacks for the Office
Eating healthy at the office isn’t always easy. The breakroom vending machine is just down the hall, and your favourite fast food restaurant is a quick five-minute walk away, so there really isn’t anything stopping you from indulging in some unhealthy treats on a weekly basis.
That said, committing to a healthy diet is such an important part of overall health and wellness, and sometimes all it takes to get down the right diet path is a little bit of preparation. With that in mind, here’s a list of 10 healthy office snacks that don’t require a ton of work, but with a little bit of planning can pack a big healthy punch.
Teaching Children the Importance of an Active Commute
We have been so used to the sedentary luxury of driving everywhere that children miss out on walking and being active during the school commute. We encourage parents to consider a more active school commute as it helps to promote healthy and active habits that will follow children into adulthood.
Five Ways to Get Kids Moving in the Classroom
September is just a couple short weeks away, and that means it’s time to return to the classroom! Even though school frequently comes with long hours of sitting in class, it’s important to find ways to keep active and keep healthy lifestyle habits. There are tons of strategies to incorporate more movement in class, thus improving the learning environment and keeping health a priority for the younger generations. Check some of them out here!
Office Walking Group – Every journey starts with one step
An Office Walking Group is easy to form, takes very little organization or planning, and costs nothing. Yet, the benefits are great! Not only will you get some exercise and break the cycle of sitting during your work day, you will be better equipped to tackle your work when you return to your desk. Most importantly, you will get to know your colleagues and build lasting relationships that are based on the pursuit of health and wellness.
Guest Post: Being Grateful and Finding Happiness While Walking The Camino
We are a mother-daughter team on a 500 mile walking quest to learn more about ourselves and others through gratefulness. This past summer, we headed to Spain to walk the El Camino de Santiago pilgrimage with a plan to interview someone each day to find out what they were grateful for and to practice daily gratitude ourselves. The El Camino pilgrimage is traditionally a religious pilgrimage with pilgrims walking from all across Europe to visit the sacred burial site of St. James.
Five Cool Ways to Incorporate Movement this Summer
It’s finally starting to get hot outside! Many of us have been craving the warm sunshine air for months now, and with July right on our doorstep, it appears that our wish is coming true. Now that being outside is tolerable once again, we’ve got some fun ideas for you to incorporate more activity into your days this summer. Read our five cool ways to integrate movement!
Test Your Shoulder Health – Two easy steps to improved posture
Internal rotation of the shoulders (scapulae) is a common muscular inefficiency that deteriorates the nine to five desk worker. This is a simple way to test your shoulders’ health and two movements you can do at work to prevent and reverse the damage being done.
Mobility Training at Work
Working at a desk eight hours a day can have a detrimental effect on your body. It is one of the surest ways to develop upper and/or lower cross syndrome. These two syndromes, which can occur independently or simultaneously, can be combated through regular trigger point release and stretching interspersed throughout the day.
3 Simple Steps to Tackling an Issue
Occasionally, in our lives, and in our careers, we meet a roadblock. We find ourselves in a downward spiral. We face writer’s block. We hit a wall. These kinds of challenges may be addressed in an afternoon, or they may take years to overcome. Whether our issue is large or small, there are steps we can take to improve our situation, and to get ourselves back on the right track.
OUR TAKE: Why workplace wellness should be a top priority for your business
Active Goods is all about, allowing people to integrate movement into their daily life. Realizing that the adage of “health is wealth” extends into the workplace, wellness in body and mind is just as important as the bottom lines of a company. The return on investment in your staff’s wellness will manifest in boosted morale, stronger company culture, and increased productivity; just to name a few benefits
5 Reasons to Love the Kore Design Active Sitting
Movement and kids, the two are almost always mutually exclusive. Kids thrive on exploring and getting all their frustrations out through movement, that’s why it’s so important to have equipment both in and out of the classroom that allows them to do so. Traditional classrooms simply don’t provide a conducive environment for kids to move and as a result we often see kids act out in class and cause huge classroom disruptions. The Kore wobble stool takes active seating to a whole new level. With so many positive benefits you’re going to be begging to have this chair in your classroom or home. Here are 5 reasons to love the Kore Wobble Stool.