The new year is here, and many of us have succeeded in maintaining our resolutions- though it isn't always easy. Our struggle to meet our fitness or lifestyle goals often leads us to seek out methods to help us succeed. These often include nutritional supplements. Supplements promise to be the quick-fixes you need to [...]
Ezekiel Elliott has always been in under public scrutiny, due to his weight, but a recent picture released with fat-shamers were out in full force. In the picture, he was wearing black shirt with a awkward upward angle. Curious on this issue, we decided to use the heights and weights of players to calculate [...]
Onsite Health Diagnostics is pleased to announce that Jonathan Deal and Michael Shaw have joined OHD as Directors of Business Development. Prior to joining OHD, Mike served as Corporate Wellness Solutions Manager for The Christ Hospital, where he was an integral contributor to the hospital’s community outreach and corporate wellness initiatives. Mike also oversaw the quality delivery of screening services as a [...]
In recent years, hot yoga has become a popular exercise option for individuals looking to change up their fitness routine (though first instances of its practices date back to the 1940s). Individuals looking to lose weight and destress by stretching and holding poses in a heat-filled, sweat-inducing environment swear by the exercise. But how does [...]
If you have children, work with children, or even think back to your childhood, you are well aware that when it comes to vegetables, kids are more than a bit reluctant to partake. You are not a bad parent because your toddler doesn’t excitedly devour a plate of broccoli. If your child does approach a [...]
You’ve been feeling stressed out. You want to get into shape but are having a hard time getting excited about going back to a gym. Wouldn’t it be great to relax and unwind while you’re getting exercise and getting into shape? Learning yoga may be just the experience for you. The ancient mind-body practice has [...]
Boosting wellness memory and engagement Have you ever been introduced to a new topic, been drawn into the conversation, then quickly forgotten the main point? It’s a common experience for just about anyone. Fortunately, there are a number of techniques that you can use for better memory; one of them is called “spaced repetition”. And, [...]
We asked over 20,000 people five simple lifestyle questions and then performed biometric screenings on all of them to measure BMI/Waist, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol & Blood Sugar levels. Our 3 findings surprised even us. The five questions we asked were: Where do you prefer to exercise when you make the time? [...]
Google “What is a biometric screening?” and you’ll get any number of articles that describe biometric screenings as “a measurement of physical attributes such as height, weight, blood pressure and more – that can be taken at a worksite and used as part of a workforce wellness program.” You’ll see test menus and descriptions on [...]
If your organization has an employee wellness program, you likely pay to have biometric screenings performed on your employees by a third party. Why? There really is just one answer to this question – it’s because you are concerned that if you allow your employees to self-report their measurements, the answers will be wrong, any analysis [...]
