Focus on brisk walking, rather than just counting steps, is the message Thriving Workplaces are encouraging residents to act on over the summer to improve their health. Brisk walking is the chosen activity to support an estimated 3 million middle-aged adults that are physically inactive across...
It’s time to get walking this May! Not only does walking help you maintain a healthy weight and prevent health conditions, but it can also improve your mental well-being. And as if that wasn’t enough, May marks the start of National Walking Month, making it...
I’ve you’ve been involved with or following our service for any length of time then you’ve probably heard us talking about Workplace Health Champions and how important they are for a sustained workplace health and wellbeing strategy. Keep on reading to find out more about...
Mental health affects us all so it’s incredibly important to address mental health at work for those with existing issues and those at risk, but also for the workforce as a whole. This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re sharing with you five ways to support...
The most common question we are faced with when working with organisations is ‘how can we better manage mental health at work?’. Time and time again our staff survey reveals that employees would not feel comfortable discussing mental health issues with management, but we can...
Thriving workplaces has been helping employers across Norfolk since April 2017 to tackle workplace health and wellbeing from all angles. Whether it be smoking cessation or healthy eating, we have solutions to help, with the aim of making this the healthiest county to live and...
Thriving Workplaces are supporting the 400-600-600 Public Health England campaign! Keep a look out for us spreading the word about healthy lunchtime choices. Over the next couple of weeks we will also be bringing you a tonne of healthy eating ideas that fit within the...
Frauke, our Healthy Weight Practitioner shares her eating habits in a typical day at work. Check out the video below for more information and a few tips on how to eat healthily while you’re on the go. My typical day, particularly during the week is actually...
You are on a mission to create new healthy eating habits that will stop calories creeping up on you once and for all. Not even Mr Bond could beat the determination you feel to see this health mission through. Then the working week starts. Other priorities...
In the past week you’re likely to have heard across the media that Britain needs to go on a diet, and lots of talk around calories. The new reports have mentioned that one of the main reasons for the UK’s increasing obesity crisis is that...