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

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Burnout is prevalent among modern workers; factors contributing to burnout include job-related stress, exhaustion, and a sense of inefficacy. To mitigate burnout, employees can benefit from incorporating various forms of physical exercise, such as cardiovascular activities and yoga.

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Money Remains a Top Stressor for U.S. Adults—Here Are Some Tips to Better Manage Stress (and Finances)

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Money and Stress in America. For years money has been a leading cause of stress for most Americans. Since 2007 the American Psychological Association has conducted an annual survey called “ Stress in America.” Debt plays an overwhelming role in this stress. Beatty is hardly alone. Your patterns?

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5 Ways To Avoid Well-Being Washing And Provide Authentic Support To Employees

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Genuine efforts to support employees include fostering real work-life balance and leading by example, having open conversations about mental and physical health, and adopting self-care programs. Whilst some stress can be conducive to productivity at work, prolonged periods may lead to more serious mental health conditions.

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Feeling emotionally exhausted? 6 things you can do to release your stress

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Here are 6 evidence-based strategies to help you complete your stress cycle: 1. Deep, slow breaths down-regulate the stress response, especially when the exhalation is long and slow and goes all the way to the end of the breath so your belly contracts. Every day, he suggests, kiss your partner for six seconds.

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Biophilic design has a long history and an even bigger future

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The spaces they created resembled university campuses in both form and function, set in landscaped grounds and openly flaunting a connection to nature and the firm’s apparent social awareness. It also confirms something we have learned about biophilic design; that natural forms can improve our wellbeing almost as much as actual nature.

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There’s a Reason Your Free Time Is So Draining

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Physical activity comes in many forms, however, and these different forms may have different benefits. Rambling in nature ” for example only improved “emotional well-being and subjective health” in male participants. Active leisure activities can feel stressful, not relaxing. Thus, the activity is no longer relaxing.

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How Financial Wellness Programs Can Benefit Employees and Employers

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Human resource leaders have observed cash-strapped employees reducing retirement contributions and talking about how money-related stress has negatively affected their work lives, according to a 2022 financial benefits study conducted by Morgan Stanley at Work. Amid high inflation the need for such benefits has become even more apparent.