Whether you’re a gym regular or not, you’ve probably heard the phrase “Feel the burn!” This familiar bit of gym jargon is one of the most widespread misconceptions in fitness: the bigger the burn, the bigger the benefit. Right?! Wrong.
When someone is experiencing a negative emotion the thinking part of their brain turns off. If you try and rationalise with them as to why you didn’t mean it that way, or why they are getting upset for the wrong reason, it will not work! So don’t do it. Calm them down first so their rational brain re-engages.
We sometimes recognise others are stressed and then don’t recognise this in ourselves. Whether you feel stressed or not, prevention is just as important.
The Health and Safety at Work Act applies to all business activities and residential rentals are a business, therefore the HSWA applies.
There is no one cause of cancer, or of many other serious illnesses. It can be one big thing, but often it is a multiplicity of smaller issues that have built, up so the immune system is no longer able to cope.
I was recently asked why people commit suicide. If I simplify it, I come up with two primary reasons. Firstly, the person is linking their sense of self worth to what they have. Often I ask my clients “If you won the lottery today would you be a better person tomorrow” and their answer is always “No, I’d be the same person”.
New technology and social networks are opening doors for health and safety professionals to reach out.
I was at a friend’s barbeque the other day when a couple of new acquaintances asked me what I do. Once the news that I am a Health and Safety professional sunk in, the “It’s all just common sense” was fired my way.
Massage is generally considered part of complementary and alternative medicine. It's increasingly being offered along with standard treatment for a wide range of medical conditions and situations.
Massage therapy dates back thousands of years. References to massage appear in writings from ancient China, Japan, India, Arabic nations, Egypt, Greece (Hippocrates defined medicine as "the art of rubbing"), and Rome.
Massage is a general term for pressing, rubbing and manipulating your skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Massage therapists typically use their hands and fingers for massage, but may also use their forearms, elbows and even feet.
So we recently attended an event held at the newly established Dux Central here in Christchurch. Apart from the fantastic venue located next to the brand new Vodafone building, the event was also very educational.
The use of sit to stand desks for office workers has been on the rise for a number of years now. Although standing desks were reasonably common in Victorian times and even Leonardo da Vinci used one in the 1400s, very few were height adjustable.
Remote technologies and flexible working has enabled workers to work from home. Whilst this provides the advantage of flexible working for the employee, as an Employer we still have obligations under the Health and Safety Employment Act to provide a good and safe work environment.
Most first dates are now achieved through text, regular chat through the relationship is maintained through Facebook and breaking up is mostly done through a text.
Home office desks tend to have more of a focus on fitting in with decor and size restrictions than function. However surprisingly enough it is actually very easy to achieve all three.
Remote technologies and flexible working has enabled workers to work from home. Whilst this provides the advantage of flexible working for the employee, as an Employer we still have obligations under the Health and Safety Employment Act to provide a good and safe work environment.
The term, “going green,” is a common expression these days. Chances are you have heard of it numerous times. But what does “going green” mean? Basically, it refers to making choices to help protect the environment and save our world.
Inside the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia - the “tea tree” of Australia - is an amazing substance made of more than 100 natural compounds. Some of these useful compounds are found nowhere else in nature.
The Study: The Effects of Yoga on the Autonomic Nervous System, Gamma-aminobutyric-acid, and Allostasis in Epilepsy, Depression, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
