office exercise plan — Office Worker Health

The decision has been made, “it’s time for a lifestyle change” and you are ready to be active, fit and healthy. You found the right trainer, gym and/or group to take you to the next level. Yet, one thing remains the same, the office —the thing you call work and all of it’s sugary temptations— the cookies, the morning donuts and those darn pieces of Halloween candy that seem to never go away! Don’t fret, you can creatively change your unhealthy work environment into a healthy work environment in 5 easy steps.

8 Top Tips to Avoid Sedentary Behaviour at Work

We’ve all become familiar with the idea that sitting for long bouts of time can be bad for our health. Maybe it’s the steady increase of working hours, or maybe it’s the awareness of the overall decline in our health caused by too much long-term sitting, the subject of some scientific studies in recent years.

Christmas Party Survival Guide

Is it just me or is the real tell-tale sign that we are out of recession the fact that Christmas parties are filling up the diary over the next month just like they used to during the boom? Great news for the economy and the country in general but not such good news for your liver or your belly. Christmas Day and the days surrounding it are often a write off for many of us with food, drinks and extreme laziness top of the agenda for the majority. Not a whole lot wrong with that, it’s Christmas after all. What if we took our foot off the gas just a little in the lead up to it though? Wouldn't that be a big help?

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Enjoying Exercise Again

We first heard from Rob Battigan on Office Worker Health back in August regarding the exercise challenges he was facing at that time. In this weeks blog Rob gives us an update on his progress since he went public with his exercise goals!

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Which activity is right for you?

Swimming, rock climbing, weight lifting, hapkido, crossfit, ninjutsu, running, cycling, football... I could go on and on citing sports I once tried, enjoyed for a while and later stopped practicing (or should I say quit, gave up?!?). What about all the equipment, clothing, shoes and gadgets bought for each sport that are now gathering dust?!? Why can't I (we) stick to the sport and keep doing it? Too busy at work, the weather doesn't help, tiredness? Excuses and more excuses!!

Know Your Weaknesses

This week on Office Worker Health I’m delighted to welcome a guest post from my old University class mate Mark O’Brien. Mark is a Cert 4 qualified personal trainer and physical therapist. His qualifications include a Diploma in Physical Therapy, a Diploma in Remedial Massage and he is currently completing an Advanced Clinical Diploma in Myofascial Release from his new base in Sydney, Australia.

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Personal Trainer Interview

Yet another first this week on Office Worker Health, it’s my first ever interview! Owen Percy is the resident personal trainer at my local gym in Ashtown, Dublin 15. I’ve never taken a class or had a training session with Owen however I have been seeing and hearing lots of positive feedback from his clients for quite a while now so who better to chat to about all things health and fitness (with a focus on office workers of course).

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Hopeful of Better

This week I’m delighted to welcome a guest post from my friend, former colleague and former football team mate Rob Battigan. Rob is married with two children under four and has recently started in a new role that has the potential to be very demanding on his time. In this post Rob gives us an insight into where he’s come from and where he’d like to get to on his exercise journey!

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Do you think there is a relationship between your health and work?

This week I'm delighted to host another guest post on Office Worker Health. Angela Seeger is currently studying a doctorate in Health Psychology at Deakin University in Australia. Angela reached out to me recently as we both share an interest in employee related health and wellbeing. Angela has kindly shared some really great insights from her ongoing studies and experiences that I know will benefit a lot of people.

From Exercise-Phobe to Exercise Freak

Hey everyone. Something slightly different for Office Worker Health this week, it's my first ever guest post woohoo! My friend Cliona has shared her story on how she has gone from zero exercise to being an absolute fitness fanatic all in the space of a year. Cliona is a busy office worker so I know many of you will really identify with her exercise journey.