Elzanne Amao If you regularly travel on business (even just one day trips) you’ll know how difficult it is to keep up with your normal routine. We tend to grab food on the go, stay up late, stress more and hardly get any exercise. Just because you’re not in your normal routine between your home and workplace, doesn’t mean you should let go of all those good health habits you’ve cultivated. Here are five healthy travel tips to remember for your next business trip: Pack some healthy snacks When you’re on the go all day you don’t have time to…

Staff writer On the surface Lara’s life is great; she recently got promoted, just moved house, her wedding is in a few months, and her dad has been given the all-clear after a battle with cancer. Yet she feels like she is barely coping from the stress of it all. What is Stress? Stress is your body’s response to any kind of demand. It can be triggered by both positive and negative experiences. In Lara’s case, she is feeling pressured to prove herself as a new executive, and the process of buying a new home was longer and more arduous…

You may have heard by now that healthy employees equal a successful  company. But, as an employer, it may seem counter-productive to encourage people to take walks when deadlines are looming, to subsidise health meals when fruits go uneaten or sponsor yoga classes. If you’re thinking of ditching that wellness programme, here is why investing in employee health is one of the best spends you can make. Reduced health care/insurance costs Business health insurance is a major cost of doing business, especially for small companies. It is estimated that healthcare spend can be cut down by up to R30-billion every…