HB Blog

We all know the effects that alcohol can have on our physical performance, emotional state, and cognitive function. But did you know that lack of sleep and fatigue can also have the same effects on us as downing a few too many on a Saturday night?

There are a lot of things that you can’t control at the moment, however, looking after your wellbeing is not one of them. Now’s the perfect time to focus your energy on what you CAN control instead.

While you probably have little ability to stop your home-based employees from working in their pyjamas, you do still have obligations when it comes to their health and safety. ‍

Along with a long list of physical health benefits, exercise is also a powerful medicine when it comes to your mental health and wellbeing.

Having some go-to techniques to help us deal with stress more effectively can be extremely beneficial to help minimise the adverse effects, calm the frantic mind and that over-whelming feeling.

It’s clear that poor mental health has been on the rise in Australian workplaces, and with the added impact that COVID-19 has had, the problem is only getting worse.

Sometime injuries are simply unavoidable, however, by making a few small incremental changes to your lifestyle you can significantly reduce your risk of injury and the resulting pain, complications and expensive treatment that come with it.

What are habits? In simple terms, they are behaviours that we repeat over and over again. They form the basis of any lifestyle change that we may want to make, such as improving our diet, upping our activity levels, or decreasing our alcohol consumption.

It’s becoming more apparent that we need to take a proactive approach when it comes to addressing health and wellbeing in Australian workplaces.