A nationwide study has revealed the most mind-numbing experiences modern Brits face, withย 28 percent claiming it drives them crazy when they have to pick bits of paper from clean laundry because someone left a tissue in their pocket. Having to scrape dog poo out of the grooves of your shoe with a twig, deleting spam […]
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Here are the 50 most annoying things in life – Deleting spam emails anyone?
Mental Health Awareness Week: Make time to talk at work
As the UK joins together for Mental Health Awareness Week still in the grips of a pandemic, AMS (formerly Alexander Mann Solutions), a global provider of talent outsourcing and advisory services, has urged employers to make time to talk to their people. While the country is beginning to see restrictions ease as the vaccine rollout […]
How to support employees returning to the workplace
The roadmap out of lockdown has been revealed. Itโs a great step in the right direction but life as we knew it has changed, with nearly 50% of the population struggling with their mental health. How do we support ourselves and our colleagues through this transition back to the workplace? Leading psychotherapist and founder of […]
Mental Health Awareness Week โ Hope Health is here for your team!
How is your team celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week on 10 โ 16 May? Mental Health Awareness Week is a global campaign created to promote mental health awareness with the theme for 2021โs campaign being โNatureโ. Align your teamsโ minds with our nature inspired Lunch & Learn package to ignite conversation and support their mental […]
Scentered have got your back with a special discount code for PA Life readers!
We are almost there, letโs all start looking forward to some semblance of normality.ย Letโs sideline the stress, file that fed up feeling,ย finish with frustration and ditch the โdone inโ. It is clear, that everyone has had enough of the constant round of COVID related numbers, reports, good stuff, bad stuff, media hype and […]
Donโt feel guilty about taking that break!
The average UK worker takes just two breaks a day for a total of only 24 minutes โ but nearly half feel guilty for taking any time out. A study of 2,000 employees found more than six in 10 feel they donโt take enough breaks during the working day. And one in 10 donโt take […]
Doing Your Part for Corporate Health and Wellbeing
By Dawn Eaton, Assistant to Abby Summerville, Global Amenities Direct “Corporateย wellness”: this term refers to programs, policies, benefits, and environmental support designed to ramp up the health and safety of all employees. Letโs cut to the chase, now more than ever we need to be looking after our members of staff. Whilst we appreciate that […]
Avoiding โendless scrollingโ is key to wellness in 2021
Psychologist Dr Becky Spelman gives her top tips on how to foster a healthy digital diet for positive mental and emotional wellbeing… Last year saw more than 140,000 digital magazine issues distributed and read 99 million times on Readly, the digital subscription app. Following a year of doom and gloom, how can we ensure what […]
Brits have learned to give themselves more ‘me-time’ during the pandemic
Brits have learned to give themselves more ‘me-time’ during the pandemic, with watching a film and decluttering the house among the top ways to unwind. Research polling 2,000 adults found 72 per cent regularly manage to enjoy some alone time, with soaking in some suds, taking a nap and listening to music also popular ways […]
The Lensbury Launches Online Fitness Platform
The Lensbury Club has launched a virtual fitness platform to provide its members with live and on-demand classes and workouts at home. The four-star resort located in Teddington, South West London, has unveiled โThe Lensbury at Homeโ to encourage both its members and the local business community to stay safe, well and active throughout the […]
Kick off the New Year with Winter Wellness at Home Tips
RAKxa, the integrative wellness and medical retreat, introduces a selection of home wellness tips to ensure a healthy body and mind as we head into the Winter of 2021 and lockdown 3.0. The smallest of changes made at home can go a long way in maintaining a positive wellbeing such as staying active, staying hydrated, […]
A guided meditation session with Amy Gallagher
Join Transformational Coach and Healer Amy Gallagher for a guided meditation session that will help ground your energy, clear negativity and create a sense of renewal. No meditation experience is necessary, simply follow the video below: The second lockdown has been more challenging than the first for many people. After nearly a year of […]
Amy Gallagher shares five wellbeing tips for the second lockdown
Transformational Coach Amy Gallagher offers some insightful guidance on how to keep your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing at the top of your list in the video below: With Lockdown 2.0 well underway, Amyโs top tips are: Limit your daily news intake โ Too much news intake can be overwhelming causing anxiety and negativity. […]
Half of Brits can’t stand how they look on video calls
A study has found that the rise of the Zoom call has led to a national wave of self-consciousness, with 50 percent saying they loathe seeing their own face on video calls. So bad is the problem that a quarter (25 percent) of British adults admit to avoiding the ubiquitous video call at all costs, […]
How many of these habits have you picked up while WFH?
Brits are creatures of habit and have picked up at least five new rituals as a result of being home more than usual. A study of 2,000 adults revealed that more than a third have picked up good habits during lockdown –ย Although one in six confessed to developing some new bad habits along the way […]
Anaemia in the North West? Google search data reveals the UKโs favourite vitamins
Vitamins and minerals are essential for the function of the body. They assist the body in aspects such as metabolism, cell reproduction, and immunity. Most people get all their vitamins from maintaining a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. But sometimes, people may need to use supplements to assist their nutritional balance. Data collected by Pharma […]
WATCH AGAIN: Wellness Revival Festival – Calm & Resilience: Mastering Your Goals
Over 150 senior PAs, EAs, VAs and Office Managers attended the virtual Wellness Revival Festival conference – And you can now re-watch recordings of the sessions online! The Wellness Revival Festival was brought to you by PA Life and EventWell, the events industryโs community focused and charitable social enterprise. This brilliant organisation is dedicated to […]
Female employees have more health and wellbeing concerns than their male colleagues
GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, asked 1,165 UK employees about their health and wellbeing concerns, and found that female employees have more concerns than their male colleagues. The survey asked employees to consider six key areas of health and wellbeing and identify whether they were of personal concern to them. The […]