By Raman Mittal Research by the Harvard Business Review suggested that 43 percent of employees report high levels of daily stress and are on the brink of burnout. Poor mental health has a substantial influence on a person’s ability to work and perform physically. It sets the path for a decline in cognitive function and … Read more
Planet Fitness CEO explains how he keeps gym memberships at $10 Planet Fitness has kept gym membership prices as low as $10 per month for 30 years. CEO Chris Rondeau explains how the company manages to maintain the same price amid high inflation and its plans to scale internationally. .
The company that makes NordicTrack exercise bikes promised bonuses and raises to employees after laying off hundreds earlier this month, sparking outrage from laid-off workers, with some refusing to sign their severance agreements, it has learned. The Post. Ifit – what as arch rival Peloton has been hammered as the pandemic-driven surge in demand for … Read more
NordicTrack maker iFit Health & Fitness has cut 300 more jobs as the Salt Lake City, Utah-based company continues to reel from a post-pandemic change in habits. The cuts announced Monday were the fifth round of layoffs since the end of 2021, cutting ranks to 1,300 from 2,500, according to the Salt Lake Grandstand. Pink … Read more
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two Wyoming State Hospital patients have died while staff at the mental health facility failed to follow procedures in a series of incidents of choking, neglect and medication errors over the past four months, a lawsuit alleges. Protection & Advocacy System Inc. filed the lawsuit against … Read more
Why banning smartphones is good for mental health A campus that banned smartphones made its students happier. Why? Because phones are like any other addictive substance, says Anna Lembke, author of “Dopamine Nation”: “Over time, our brains will adapt” and put us “in a state of dopamine deficiency… similar to clinical depression.” or to an … Read more
Brody Longo works out on his Peloton exercise bike on April 16, 2021 in Brick, New Jersey. Miguel Loccisano | fake images The fitness industry appears to be headed for a strong holiday season, but not everyone will see a boost. The category has been on a rollercoaster ride for more than two years, with … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Launched nine years ago, Neuroscience20 (N20) educates world leaders and leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) on the cost of neurological, spinal and mental disorders. Neurological disorders have a significant impact on the world economy due to their often chronic and life-threatening nature, creating a global … Read more