Every Friday we pass on a few articles, pictures, videos, infographics, etc. we enjoyed throughout the week in a “Best of the Week” post.

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Corporate Fitness: Should I Exercise When I’m Sick?
NIFS Corporate Fitness

Most people fall victim to mild colds or other bugs in the course of the year, making them second guess whether or not they can still exercise while being sick. Sometimes, when you are sick, you are not physically able to exercise, so the obvious choice is to stay home and rest. But what if you just have the sniffles or a pesky sore throat? …

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How to Cut Health Care Costs and Make Wellness Work
Corporate Wellness Insights 

Looking to cut healthcare costs at your organization? Who isn’t?

With obesity rates high and chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes on the rise, it takes more than just some pamphlets in the break room to improve employees’ wellbeing and see a decrease in related health costs. A recent study sponsored by Wellsteps illustrates the role that various factors play in the behavior change process among individuals …

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Where Are You On the Steps to a Healthy Life?
Global Corporate Challenge

The Foundation for Chronic Disease Prevention has just released some compelling research on the comparative health effects, both physical and mental, of taking less than 5,000 steps a day and taking more than 10,000 steps a day …

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Why Worker’s Compensation Coverage Is Incomplete Without An Effective Safety Program
Smart Business 

It’s obvious that business owners want their employees to be safe on the job. But to truly impact worker safety, posting some signs and giving instructions isn’t going to cut it. There needs to be a program in place that takes into account the company’s distinct needs, the jobs employees’ perform and the laws the company must comply with …

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From the Ergonomics Plus blog this week: 25 Signs Your Safety Culture Is Awesome