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May 15, 2018

7 Tips for Working on the Go

Digital nomads unite! The internet has brought amazing capabilities, enabling us to quickly and easily connect with friends and family near and far, shop from the comforts of our couch, and work remotely, from virtually anywhere in the world! Although travelling while working can be a rewarding experience, it can bring new challenges not faced in your home base workspace....

May 2, 2018

5 Fun Office Wellness Challenges

If you’re like most of us, you spend a lot of time at work—an average of 47 hours a week if you work full-time—so why not make that time as healthy (and fun) as possible? One of the most fun ways to stay healthy at work is to jump-start an office wellness challenge with your coworkers. An office wellness challenge has proven...

April 17, 2018

The VS. Series: Sitting vs. Resting

Five-thousand years ago when the chair first appeared in the Egyptian culture, it came to being as a place to rest. It was a time without spreadsheets, email, and Powerpoints, and the chair was simply a tool to take a load off—a place to catch your breath before you headed back out to a nomadic life of hunting and gathering. ...

April 3, 2018

6 Trends Sweeping Workplace Wellness

Employers know that healthy, happy, and engaged workers are more productive throughout the day. That knowledge has encouraged the development and implementation of workplace wellness programs, an increasingly important way to increase productivity, promote a healthy workplace, and build a positive culture. Some of these programs are fairly straightforward and include things such as corporate-sponsored exercise programs, while others reach...

March 20, 2018

4 Ways to Get Moving in Time for Spring

Long winter months take a toll on everything from fitness, energy, and productivity levels to emotional wellbeing and overall quality of life. For many, the combination of shorter, colder days and limited access to sunlight and fresh air can zap energy levels and even lead to the dreaded winter blues. Familiar coping mechanisms include hunkering down on the couch under a...

March 6, 2018

Surfing at the Office: FluidStance

This post,”Surfing at the Office” was generously written by SmartUp Founder and Visionary Jonathan Littman. Joel Heath slammed into his own personal pain point at his desk job. After a decade in motion, working and playing in the all-year mountain paradise of Vail, Colorado, he’d taken a corporate job with a hot athletic shoe firm. He rose to president, but the long...

February 13, 2018

#KeepMoving: Brendan Synott and Luis Benitez Don’t Compromise Their Active Lives

Serial entrepreneur Brendan Synnott and world-renowned mountaineer turned Director of Colorado’s Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry Luis Benitez are FluidStance® fans who’ve purchased countless decks for themselves, their staff, and their families. Always looking for a better way to make their active lives better and integrate motion into the workplace, these two put their FluidStance decks to work—literally! The Relentless...

February 1, 2018

What Moves You: For Yoga Dan, Mind, Body and Soul Come Together in Movement

Daniel Gottlieb is Yoga Dan. A renowned Yoga instructor who has recently moved from Detroit to New York City, Yoga Dan lives the very definition of a life in motion and bringing people together in movement. He provides innovative instruction focused on unleashing strength, flexibility, and mobility ranging from rooftop classes held atop a Detroit high-rise, to working with professional...

January 5, 2018

Four Ways to Lead the Wellness Movement in Your Office

It takes just one person to lead a movement. In this case, we’re talking about the movement toward creating a healthier, happier workday. If this is something that is important to you this new year, we can help you get started on being the wellness champion for your workspace. Here are four ways to help you lead the wellness charge at work....

December 26, 2017

What Moves You: Chris Rogers Lives Life in Motion

Chris Rogers is a PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team Member and Examiner in the Rocky Mountain and Alaska Divisions, and the Manager of Training at Vail Ski & Snowboard School, one of the largest ski and snowboard schools in the world. He grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska and his parents joke that he knew how to ski before he knew how to...

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