Our Top 6 Most Read Blog Posts of 2013

As we approach the end of the year we thought you might be interested to look back on our most read blog posts of the last 12-months:

1) Manage your energy levels while traveling with Healthy Hotel Eating: a new perspective

2) Learn how to optimise your early morning exercise and food routines by reading Start The Day Right

3) Understand how to make the best use of your time with Beat Burnout: 7 Ways to Create an Extra Hour in the Day

4) Manage pressure and build resilience with National Work Life Week: Improving personal effectiveness forever

5) Stay calm and keep your heart healthy with 5 Instant Fixes to Ensure Perfect Blood Pressure

6) Read everything you need to know to guarantee a fantastic wellbeing programme in your business; 47 Tips for Corporate Wellbeing Programme Success

We also ran a hugely popular series of case studies entitled Inspiring Wellness Success Stories.  These tales of wellbeing triumph are a guaranteed source of motivation for your wellness objectives in 2014.

We wish you well for the New Year and if you're looking for some new ways to raise energy and engagement levels in your business with some targeted wellness initiatives, just let us know.

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What Good Wellbeing Feels Like

Following our blog on what good wellbeing looks like when successfully implemented in business, we thought it would be worth sharing our experiences on what good wellbeing feels like for those who benefit from the initiatives. It's a topic that seems particularly relevant given the busy week that many people have just experienced...

So, as a new Prime Minister arrives at Number 10, the question arises as to how you take care of your wellbeing as you take on one of the most demanding roles in the country? And does looking after your wellbeing really help you to perform better and cope with the challenges of a demanding job? We believe it does and many world leaders agree. David Cameron is a keen runner and cyclist, and President Obama loves basketball and the gym. And it's not just those in the top jobs that benefit from looking after themselves. So what results do people experience and how does wellbeing change their life? Read the two examples below of how far reaching the benefits of good wellbeing can be. They both came from people we've worked with and illustrate how straightforward getting great results with wellbeing can be if tackled in the right way. What Good Wellbeing Feels Like ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good Wellbeing 1: Weight Loss, Stamina and a New Lease of Life I want to thank you indeed for your good suggestions about fitness, and I want to update you about my performance: When I started the programme my personal weight was 93 kilos and now after 10.5 month, my weight is 73 kilos. Last Saturday I ran my first marathon (previously for me to run 5 kilometers was a mirage...) and I'm starting training for NY2011. My work and personal life is totally different and I feel better, in particular for headache and stomachache: now only good food in correct quantities. Good Wellbeing 2: Confidence, Balance, Energy and Positivity Weight loss continues. I am very pleased to say I have dropped a dress size. I put an old suit on today and I couldn't wear the pants - they were too baggy. I have now lost 11kgs and have had to buy a new wardrobe!!! I feel great! Still wearing the pedometer and on average am doing 10,000 steps per day (yesterday I did 17,000 just in the course of work) . Am taking the stairs at work when I don't have heavy bags to carry and am now run/walking 4kms in 30 mins, three times a week and it's having a very good effect on my tennis game and at netball. I have bought a Pilates band and DVD and am doing a session at home a couple of times per week and am really watching what I am eating (and drinking!) I am receiving a lot of positive support from family and colleagues about the changes I have made and the changes they can see. I have more energy and am feeling really positive about work and life in general. Can I thank you sincerely for your encouragement to give new things a try. Do keep in touch - it's lovely to be able to give a positive account of how things are going. Success Strategies for Corporate Wellbeing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We've recently added a new download to our website: 5 success strategies and 9 quick tips to boost engagement, motivation and energy in your business. Click here to download your copy Visit our website to read about organisations are already experiencing fantastic results with wellness programmes.

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What Good Wellbeing Looks Like

18 months ago, one of the businesses we work with was looking for new ideas to improve the health and wellbeing of their staff. Since then we've helped them with the following initiatives:

• Wellbeing days
• Nutrition consultations
• Fitness assessments
• Lifestyle consultations
• A company wide healthy eating programme
• More Energy, Less Stress workshops
• 5-a-side football tournament
• Sports massage taster sessions
• Chair massage taster sessions

These are just a few examples of wellbeing initiatives that make a real operational difference to a business and its people.

Feedback from some of the initiatives includes:

'This afternoon's stress workshop was very enjoyable. Apart from being very well organised, the whole event seemed to put everyone in a very positive mood. The techniques used were very useful and upon leaving the workshop all attendees were definitely more energetic than when they arrived'.

'I have had great feedback, the event was a roaring success'.

'Your team were as always very professional and friendly – which is exactly what we needed'.

Isn't it great when taking time to plan a strategic approach to wellbeing pays dividends throughout the business.

Click here to read more on how other companies have already achieved great results with wellbeing programmes.

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