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How To Prevent and Address Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in The Workplace

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Labor-intensive workplaces often accept muscle soreness as the norm. They consider it a “part of the job” and something that “comes with the territory”. While this mindset is prevalent in the industrial setting, it is far from reality. Delayed onset muscle soreness, commonly referred to as DOMS, can be mitigated and even prevented through the proper sports medicine techniques. Educating your employees, especially new hires, on prevention and management strategies for musculoskeletal issues will promote safety and productivity within your company. Here are some key insights to better understand and combat DOMS in the workplace and help reset the lower back using the WOWW resistance tool.

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For Arthritis Patients, Exercise Is The Best Medicine

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Each year, May is recognized as National Arthritis Awareness Month. Arthritis has remained the leading cause of disability in the nation for a number of years—over 50 million adults are currently diagnosed, and this number is expected to grow to 67 million by the year 2030. Given the prevalence of this disease and its impact on quality of life, it is now more important than ever to promote awareness of the role of exercise in mitigating arthritis symptoms.

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Why Exercise Belongs in the Workplace

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Although the physical benefits of exercise are already familiar to most, new evidence suggests that combining exercise and the workplace has the greatest potential to maximize employee performance. The strongest support for this approach can be found in a recent study comparing the effects of work-based versus home-based exercise on work ability. Both programs incorporated […]

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How Exercise Brings Together Body and Mind

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For decades, exercising has been associated with a myriad of physical benefits such as strength, agility, weight loss, longevity, and overall health. But what’s often missing from general knowledge is the fact that the benefits of working out extend to another important aspect of quality-of-life: cognitive function. From elevating mood to preserving long-term memory, exercise is proven to lend both brains and brawn to those who take part in it consistently.

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Practice Safe Lifting by Tightening Your Gut

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For workers who spend much of their day lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying materials—especially in a repetitive manner—it’s incredibly important to perform these movements properly in order to protect the back from discomfort or injury. Safe lifting techniques, such as getting close to the object you’re lifting or bending at the knees instead of from the back, are great examples of ergonomic principles that help workers protect themselves when moving materials.

The problem is that no one works in a vacuum; in real-world situations, you can’t always avoid working in awkward, ergonomically-incorrect positions. When certain job tasks do require getting in awkward positions, tightening the gut is the best way to stabilize the spine and safely engage in a variety of movements.

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Reducing Workplace Fatigue with Low-Intensity Exercise

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A cornerstone of any successful business is the concept that healthy, alert employees play a critical role in maintaining a standard of productivity and safety. When it comes down to it, lasting growth and success are truly dependent on individual wellness. Most companies have incorporated safety training into their monthly routine as a result of both state and federal regulations, which are in place to ensure these practices are being followed in order to prevent injury. (more…)

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Synovial Fluid—The Juice That Keeps You Loose

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Synovial Fluid—The Juice That Keeps You Loose Most of us don’t really think about how we’re able to reach for this or bend down to grab that. We just do it. We don’t think about all the intricate parts of our bodies and how each must work in concert just for us to stand up. […]

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Warm Up to Reduce Work-Related Injuries

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Work-related injuries such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) disrupt an organization’s bottom line like nothing else. Besides being short-handed, this means employees are covering for their injured—and now absent—coworkers which keeps them from performing the tasks they’ve been charged with. Productivity and therefore, the bottom line, suffer.

So what can be done? Work-related injuries are just part of doing business, right? Not necessarily. By performing a few simple warm-up exercises, your employees can be on their way to an injury-free and productive shift.

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Corporate Exercise Programs That Use Exercise Is The Key To Shaping Healthier Employees

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Stretching routines do not reduce injuries. At least that’s what several recent corporate health and wellness studies have shown—and it could be the primary reason so many corporate injury prevention programs are failing.

We now have more than 10 years of data to prove that low-impact exercise is vital to reducing injuries and maintaining a healthy workforce. Unfortunately, many physically demanding jobs can produce a high rate of injuries and other health-related problems. Some research even suggests that labor-intensive jobs can lead to a greater risk of heart disease. As many already know, staying active is key to a healthy heart and maintaining optimal energy levels. (more…)

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Fitness Trackers at Work

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I would like to make a confession. I, a licensed Athletic Trainer and certified strength and conditioning specialist, have a hard time staying motivated and making it to the gym. My problem is not that I don’t know what to do (as pointed out by my credentials) but actually finding the time or drive. It wasn’t until I watched a TEDtalk that I realized my perception was skewed. The truth, I discovered, is that good health and fitness can be achieved throughout my day. I could get cardio from walking my dog around the neighborhood. Or, I could improve my muscular endurance when I’m carrying my groceries in or lifting my laundry up and down the stairs. I began to examine my daily activities. I realized that my health and fitness is not solely dependent on the time I spent at the gym. In actuality, it is the accumulation of my day and the healthy habits I create. So, being the goal oriented person that I am, I’ve decided to look for a way to track exactly how much activity I experience throughout my day. How could I continue to up my activity if I can’t track it or create an accurate benchmark? (more…)

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