A comprehensive guide for staying healthy, sane and fit during your busy office routine.
By Angela Bobo
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The Silent Killer For many Northern Virginians, the workday consists idling through stop-and-go traffic into work, spending eight-plus hours staring at a computer screen and then returning to the monotonous gas-break dance during the evening commute. The common denominator being that all of these activities are completed while staying seated—a habitual activity that might be slowly killing you. [more] |
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Ask Your Boss Jennifer O’Sullivan’s Tips to Get the Health Ball Rolling at work [more] |
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Wellness at Work According to a 2014 study published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Preventing Chronic Disease, workplace wellness initiatives play an active role in decreasing chronic diseases and obesity rates. By offering on-site fitness programs, medical screenings, allowing time to exercise and offering healthier food options, companies can provide employees with the tools they need to have a longer lifespan. Jennifer O’Sullivan, owner of Sati Yoga, meditation and yoga instructor, promotes mindfulness in the workplace through workshops and sessions. [more] |
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Power Up Your Lunch Hour When your day is jam packed from start to finish, sometimes the lunch hour is the only time you can break a sweat. If your conference room is a go, try our At-Work Workout (pg. 88) or stream classes online (Class Fitsugar offers great, free 10-minute workout videos) and grab a co-worker to join. If those options don’t work for you, we have rounded-up some of the most effective 30-minute workout classes offered in the area—enough time to tone up and grab a bite before your 60 minutes are up. [more] |
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Get in Shape During Your Break Eating lunch at your desk is not a reason to avoid a quick workout. Jason and Sophie DeHenzel, personal trainers and owners of DeHenzel Training Systems, have put together a low-impact workout using the items in your typical office building. Perform these moves back-to-back with no breaks and in less than 30 minutes you can tone up at your desk. [more] |
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Makeover Your Meals All of your hard work taking walking breaks and squeezing in workouts can be undone if you blow it on a calorie-heavy lunch—or not eating lunch at all. With busy and hectic days, it can be hard to take the time to always make good choices when it comes to what we eat. To solve your healthy office eating conundrums, we have reached out to registered dieticians Kim Passmore and Elizabeth Shipley-Moses at Kaiser Permanente to give you the tips you need to stay in shape this year. [more] |
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The Recipe for Success While many of us prefer a quick, chef-prepared meal to our own creations, it could be a habit that is keeping us from achieving our ideal bodies. The International Journal of Obesity found in a recent study that more than half of adults that eat more than three meals away from home have higher body mass indexes than those who do not. In order to combat the urge to grab something nearby for your next lunch, we reached out to Lauri Bosserman, RN, CHHC and owner of Well and Good Studio in Leesburg, to create healthy lunch recipes and snacks to keep you full throughout the day. [more] |
(January 2015)