Why do I get sick when I relax?

Julie Pichler, We Are Wellbeing Nutrition Coach, provides advice on work related stress and how to ensure we properly relax… What is ‘Lesiure Sickness’? Why is it so common to feel unwell during the one time we’re actually trying to take a rest? It’s such a common phenomenon, it now has its own term “leisure […]

What is National Work Life Week?

Kathryn Brown, Fitness and Nutrition Coach at We Are Wellbeing, introduces us to Work Life Week and how both workers and employers can act to fix the national work life balance. Fix your Work Life Balance this week Work life balance feels more important than ever right now, the pandemic has changed the way we […]

What to Expect As An Employer from Our Workplace Health Checks

What Employers Gain From a Workplace Health Check Workplace health checks are a core part of our offering at We Are Wellbeing. It gives employers insight into the wellbeing and status of their workforce without being intrusive or invasive. Looking for feedback on our processes, we put some questions to our clients, hoping to learn […]

De-mystifying health checks

Workplace health checks are a core part of what we do, but lots of people we talk to worry that they’re going to be intimidating, invasive or painful. We’re here to de-bunk all those preconceptions, and show how quick, painless and beneficial they can be! We talk to one of our health-check experts, Rachael Galvin, […]

How to know if you have Gym Anxiety?

Ben Richardson at We Are Wellbeing runs us through the issue of gym anxiety and how to escape, what he dubs, ‘gymimidaiton’. Gymtimidation is real – and it can be a serious problem. The gym can be an amazing place. It’s packed full of equipment designed to help you get fitter, build some muscle if […]

Suicide Prevention Day

Gill Jackson, Associate Trainer for WAW and qualified Psychotherapist, details Suicide Prevention Day and how to spot the warning signs. Suicide is far too common. Every year, more than 703,000 people die by suicide, according to the World Health Organization. This is one person every 40 seconds. By sharing our mental health stories, raising awareness, and […]

How to keep cool in summer through mindfulness

Rachel Letham, Associate Trainer at We Are Wellbeing, explains how the simple act of breathing can become a powerful and welcome exercise tool. As the long summer days roll on, we always want to cram everything into what feels like extra hours of the day but often that leaves us burnt out by the end […]

Should I try intermittent fasting?

With obesity continuing to rise, a popular alternative to counting calories to lose weight has been choosing periods of time to simply not eat. Harking back to the hunter gatherer days of our ancestors, there were times where food was scarce thus faced with enforced periods of fasting, far removed from our abundance of food […]

Navigating post-Covid social plans

We Are Wellbeing’s Fitness and Nutrition coach Kathryn Brown runs us through her five essential tips to navigating social situations post-COVID. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, we faced cancelled plans, were told to work from home, and our social lives took a big hit in order to fight the spread of the virus. […]

Why Self Care Every Day Matters

Rachel Letham, Associate Trainer at We Are Wellbeing, explains why self care needs to include a lifestyle change in order to be done properly and effectively.