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Stretch, Sprint, Succeed: Embracing Exercise to Combat Workplace Burnout

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Resistance Training: This form of exercise includes activities like lifting weights or using resistance bands. Strength training can be especially beneficial for combating burnout because it not only helps build muscle and improve overall physical health but also has been shown to elevate mood and cognitive function.

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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers

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First, he landed a football scholarship to UCLA before later joining the track and field team and reaching NCAA regionals three times. Bobsled team? Less than two years after graduating, Valdes not only made the squad, but his two-man team placed fifth at the World Championships in 2015. Ever think about trying out for the U.S.

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10 Products to Improve Your Business Travel Experience

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Additionally, “many business travelers who work partially or fully remote report that their employer encourages them to travel to engage with other team members in person (38%), to attend training sessions in person (32%) or to attend in-person company or team celebrations (29%),” according to the study. Price: $495 3.

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The Power of Hope: How I Qualified for the Paralympic Games

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To say that I’m proud to make the team—and to be representing Team USA in long jump—would be an understatement. Making this team is a goal for years in the making. I was on the junior varsity soccer team and was training for varsity. Outside of soccer season, I was racing motor-cross and joined the volleyball team.

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My Life Changed When I Decided to Play to Win

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At high school in British Columbia, Canada, running for the track team became a big part of my life. My new school didn’t have a track team, which wasn’t too surprising considering every grade level attended class in the same building. We both worked hard, trained hard, and listened to the advice of coaches and teammates.

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Challenging the Office Role in a Remote Working World

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Tina Paterson is the author of Effective Remote Teams and a corporate leadership consultant. She had an eye on hybrid work before it was the cool thing to do, leading her team remotely with the mantra: “Outcome over hours in the office.” The levels of engagement in my team went up, retention went up and we were more productive.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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She yelled at me across the entire airport as she was sprinting to her gate, ‘Spanx and wheels on luggage, the two greatest inventions in the last 50 years!’” You would realize like, Oh well, I didn’t make the team, but I met my best friend in tryouts. “Everywhere I go with him, he gets flashed, too!”

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