BHS BLOG
Wellness
How to Help Employees Make Wellness Changes That Stick
GPS tracking. Sleep monitoring. Step counting. With all their bells and whistles packaged in sleek, fashionable designs, it’s no surprise that fitness trackers such as Fitbit, Garmin and Jawbone have established such a strong presence in the world of wellness. Yet, while these products can effectively track various aspects of someone’s day — such as Read More
Too Much, Too Fast, Too Soon?
Why You Might Be Overtraining Your Team’s Well-Being and What to Do About It
It actually happens more than you might think. A well-intentioned personal trainer creates a training program and unknowingly overestimates what his or her client can handle. The trainer creates a program to challenge the client’s mind and body to optimally perform—to lose weight, to become stronger, to increase flexibility or to achieve some other performance Read More
7 Tips to Change and Maintain Healthier Habits
A Guest Blog from Dr. Paul L. Marciano, Ph.D.
We all have habits—some good, some bad and some that we (quite honestly) don’t even think or care too much about. When we think about our bad habits and how we want to change our ways (e.g., to save money, read more, eat healthier, exercise more, stop smoking, etc.), we start out feeling very motivated Read More
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends New Depression Screening Guidelines
An estimated seven percent of adults in the United States suffer from depression every year. Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in persons 15 years of age and older, and one of America’s most costly illnesses. Left untreated, depression costs more than $51 billion in absenteeism from work and lost productivity and Read More
Avoiding Employee Burnout
5 Easy Steps Organizations Can Take to Improve Morale
Working more, sleeping less. This combination is typical for most working Americans and can lead to chronic fatigue and burnout. Burnout is a state of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. When your employees are burned out, they may appear tired, become detached from their work and seem drained, overloaded Read More