‘Boost your Brain Power’ is one of our most popular nutrition seminars and today we’ve got nutritionists in London and Manchester delivering this workshop to corporate clients, and sharing their tips for eating smart to sharpen your mind and mood. Here’s a teaser of some recommended brain-boosting foods our nutritionists will be sharing today: Salmon …
How Mindfulness can be the Ideal Antidote to Workplace Stress
Stretching the City Mindfulness Meditation teacher and Wellbeing Coach, Laila Datoo shares her solutions for a less stressful working day. Times are changing. With research showing that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health illness every year, employers are paying more attention to stress levels in the workplace and their role in improving …
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Are You Sitting Comfortably?
As our working day becomes increasingly sedentary it’s imperative that our work stations are set up to be ergonomically-sound and promote optimum posture. Combining Pilates, physiotherapy and ergonomic advice, our Ergolates workshops aim to help improve your posture at work and throughout daily life. Here our Ergolates workshop leader, Nicola shares her top tips for …
How do the Stretching the City team keep their Mental Health in check?
As we take a deep breath and prepare for our busiest week of the year, we asked some of the Stretching the City team to share their go-to tools for managing overwhelm and keeping their mental health in check. Sally Lovett, Founder & Director, Stretching the City Sleep is the golden thread that keeps my …
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Workplace Wellbeing suggestions for when you’re short on space
When planning workplace wellness initiatives and activities, a lack of physical space is a common obstacle for some of our clients. Whilst some lucky clients boast dedicated wellness and relaxation rooms, rooftop terraces for al fresco yoga classes and spacious boardrooms for wellbeing workshops, others simply can’t spare a sq ft of space. Communications agency …
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Is Singing the Secret to Improving Mental Health at Work?
Numerous studies have shown that choirs and singing workshops in the workplace are an incredibly effective way of supporting mental health and wellbeing amongst employees – all whilst building a stronger and more inclusive sense of organisational culture and community. For some however, the idea of stretching your vocal chords with your colleagues can …
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5 Reasons to have Office Massage at your Workplace
Whether you consider massage an indulgent treat or a necessary part of your self-care toolkit, there’s no denying the feel-good factor of floating out of a massage treatment. There are hundreds of styles of massage therapy, but for our corporate clients who are short on space and time, we offer seated chair massage (using …
What should my company do for Mental Health Awareness Week?
This year, Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) takes place 13-19 May 2019. In our 9 years of workplace wellbeing experience, MHAW grows in momentum and awareness each year and we love seeing our clients pull out the stops to raise awareness and mark this special week. If your company is keen to do something …
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5 Ways to get a Better Night’s Sleep
To mark World Sleep Day, we’re sharing some snippets of advice from our popular Sleep School workshop. According to the Great British Sleep Survey (2012), poor sleepers are: 7 times more likely to feel helpless 3 times more likely to struggle to concentrate Twice as likely to suffer from low mood Twice as likely to …