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WHY ANNUAL HEALTH CHECKS ARE INSUFFICIENT

Annual physical exams and employer-sponsored health risk assessments are excellent tools for assessing your physical and mental wellbeing. However, these checkups tend to be administered annually, or bi-annually at best, and administered only by medical professionals. For executives and busy professionals who experience stress on a daily basis, a new paradigm is required. I suggest that we look […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017

INSPIRATION FROM EVA IN ECONOMY

On my flight back to Hong Kong, I sat next to a 40-something year old woman who was dressed in business attire and somewhat flustered as I assume she rushed to get to the plane on time. I didn’t think anything of it. After one movie and a meal was complete, she removed her bag […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017

HOTEL ROOM EXERCISES FOR THE BUSY EXECUTIVE

Introduction During my 15 year career in the tech industry, I traveled hundreds of thousands of miles across multiple continents. When I was at home, I was always fortunate to have proper fitness facilities nearby and I made sure to exercise often. However, I traveled 50% of the time and needed a set of simple […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017

TOP 5 TIPS FOR RUNNING YOUR FIRST MARATHON

Introduction Running a marathon has been on my bucket list for years. But with a 6km run on my apartment treadmill as the longest distance I’ve ever run, a 42km race on an unknown road course with thousands of other runners seemed like such a daunting task. Inspired by my father who ‘ran’ his first […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017

POSTURE EXERCISES FOR DESK EMPLOYEES

We’ve all heard that sitting for prolonged periods of time can be bad for our bodies and our minds. But do we really understand what happens to our bodies in the long term when we frequently finish work with a foggy brain, strained neck, and sore back? Thanks to the Washington Post and four health experts […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017

FIND THE ROOT CAUSE AND FIX IT

On a recent flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai, I was flipping through a newspaper and noticed this headline: “Beijing recruits scientists to wipe out pollution.” The article went on to taut all the great scientific research that China is doing to clear air pollution and the fact that “scientists had yet to find truly […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017

WHAT SHOULD I EAT BEFORE A 10K RUN?

Before I made the commitment to train and run my first marathon, the longest distance I had ever run was 7km. I’m certainly not a distance runner, but I knew that with the right amount of time and dedication I could certainly accomplish this stretch goal of mine. For the average business professional a 10K […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017

TOP 5 TIPS FOR MANAGING OFFICE STRESS

I can’t get rid of your boss or your not-so-friendly colleagues. These “external” factors are certainly causes of stress for some people and are somewhat out of your control. But many causes of your workplace stress are from “internal” factors – factors that you have full control over. Pay closer attention to these and you […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A GREAT WORKPLACE

Every year, Fortune Magazine publishes a well known feature issue entitled “100 Best Companies to Work For.” But what’s lesser known is that the company responsible for surveying thousands of companies and millions of employees is a company called, Great Place to Work®. For more than 25 years, Great Place to Work® has studied the inner […]

Posted Date: 17 November 2017