Exercise and physical health

Health screenings are a great way to understand your employees’ health and wellbeing, measuring blood pressure and other health metrics.

Active Spaces encourage your employees to move more and perform at their best, allowing them to take regular active breaks.

Workers took 4.7 mental health and 5.1 physical health days off in 2023. We explore how can moving more can improve employee mental health.

Are you slumped like a sloth? We take a look at how to fix some common posture mistakes, with the help of the animal kingdom.

Consumer wellbeing trends such as ice baths, gut health and nap pods have taken TikTok by storm, but are they relevant in the workplace?

Poor posture is one of the leading causes of back pain. Read our blog for advice on maintaining a healthy posture and prevent back pain.

We all know that exercise does us good – but did you know that walking has huge health benefits even in small quantities?

Physiotherapy treats both your pain and its cause, helping to improve your quality of life. Read more about physiotherapy and the types of treatment involved.

Get your team moving with these easy tips to encourage employees to build exercise into their daily routine by breaking it down into manageable chunks.

Small changes in behaviour have a big impact on health, productivity and absence rates, so how can we encourage people to be more active in the workplace?

As an employer, you can encourage employees to increase their physical activity. Read our blog for ways you can promote physical wellbeing at work.

From digital detoxes to virtual games and at-home workouts, we’re counting down to the Christmas break with 12 festive days of wellbeing tips for you and your team.

Between gyms being closed, fitness classes stopped and outdoor exercise limited for large parts of lockdown, we looked at how coronavirus and lockdown has affected our physical wellbeing in our latest piece of research.

Exercise is a great way to beat stress, boost our mood and keep our bodies healthy, but finding time to fit in a home workout session after a long shift or between juggling home schooling and work can be hard.

On 13th April 2019 I did my first 5k ParkRun – although it was more of a walk! However, I persevered and by July had reached the point where I could run 5k without stopping, albeit rather slowly.

With International Woman’s Day focusing on how we can forge a gender-balanced world and celebrate women’s achievements, we want to highlight the importance of supporting women’s sport

Physical Activity and Sport is a good wellbeing investment – and we can prove it says Tim Copley, Director of Insight and Performance at London Sport

What springs to mind when you think about Christmas? Presents? Sleigh bells? Tinsel? But what’s the thing we all look forward to the most? You guessed it – the food!

It is common knowledge that exercise and physical activity can help us to improve and maintain our health and wellbeing, reducing the risk of developing diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and some cancers.

Rob Copeland, Professor of Physical Activity and Health at The Centre for Sport & Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, talks about the major health benefits that you can gain from just 10 minutes of brisk walking per day.

As part of National Walking Month, Westfield Health launched their ‘Walking Lunch’ campaign, encouraging people to use their lunch breaks to walk for 20 minutes. Fiona Lowe, Head of HR & Strategy at Westfield Health tells us just why it’s so important.

We all know how hard it is to fit exercise into a busy schedule, but why not try and squeeze more walking into your working day?

The new ‘Eatwell Guide’ published by Public Health England shows revised advice for a healthy, balanced diet in order for us to consume our full nutritional requirements.

Jeremy Poulson, First Team Sports Scientist at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, discusses how he works with the players to ensure they’re in tip top condition and how non-athletes can learn from the pros.

Our infographic contains some surprising facts and stats about eating too much sugar.

James Wilson, a sleep practitioner and sleep environment expert, offers his tips for a good night’s sleep.

Cycling – it’s not just for MAMiLs – everyone can benefit from a bit more time in the saddle.

National Walking Month may be over, but that’s not an excuse to stop being active. Stephen Birch shares some of the amazing stories and pictures we received throughout May. Have a read and see if you find some inspiration for your next walk.

With good weather and longer days, it feels great to be outside with the sun on your back, so why not make the most of this time and find out about the benefits of walking?

So the Westfield Health Marketing Team set itself the challenge to become sugar free in five weeks, but how did we get on? Stephen Birch sums it up in our final ‘sugar free’ blog.

It’s week 3 of our Marketing Team’s sugar free challenge and our bride to be Louise Pearson reveals how she’s been getting on.

It’s the start of week three of our marketers’ sugar free challenge. Anna Hopwood keeps us up to date on the team’s progress and shares her thoughts on her experience so far.

After her recent triumph in the first ever Women’s British Basketball League Trophy with the Sheffield Hatters, Stephanie Gandy shares her top tips for keeping fit and healthy.