FluidStance Blog

February 25, 2020

How to Properly Refuel After a Workout

Whether you prefer pumping iron at the gym, running outside, or hiking, biking, or practicing yoga, you need the right food to properly refuel after your workout. Without the right nutrition, you won’t see the gains and performance improvements that you expect. You could even put yourself at risk of injury. Add the following to your post-workout routine to make sure you...

February 11, 2020

5 Stretches to Do at Your Desk Now

When you’re deep into a project with an impending due date, probably the last thing you’re thinking about is taking a break to stretch at your desk. However, we all know that long periods of inactivity, particularly when sitting, can be harmful to your health. A 2010 report published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine affirmed that long periods of sitting, along...

January 28, 2020

Why Am I So Tired At Work?

Do you ever feel exhausted at work? Days where it doesn’t seem to matter how much coffee you’ve had or how much sleep you got the night before? When you have responsibilities or deadlines, it can be really frustrating to feel tired at work. You might think the reason you’re tired is due to just a bad night, or maybe...

January 21, 2020

6 Ways to Keep Moving this Winter

Many places offer a diverse range of opportunities for adults to stay active. But once the cold weather hits, it can be more difficult for many of us to keep moving. Combine the dropping temperatures with the holidays and an increased craving for warm comfort food and you get some common reasons why many people gain weight during the winter....

November 24, 2019

5 Ways to Tell You’re Dehydrated

Proper hydration is essential to overall good health and fitness. But it’s not always easy to tell if you’re getting enough water. By paying attention to the signs of low H2O intake, you’ll know when it’s time to take action. There are certain times you’re more likely to be dehydrated, such as during exercise, hot weather, or when you’re sick....

October 29, 2019

How Your Posture May Be Affecting Your Health and Productivity

Good posture, or neutral spine, does more than make you look taller. The alignment of your cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions can affect your comfort level, cognition, and health. Assessing and improving your posture both at home and at work can make a difference by helping you function at a more optimal level. Energy Levels Lagging energy has so many causes...

October 24, 2019

Beat the Afternoon Slump

We’ve all been there. We get to work and are having a productive day of getting things done and then it hits us. The dreaded Afternoon Slump. Now we can’t focus and there is very little energy even though lunch has already passed. Here are some ways to kick that slump to the curb and get back into the groove. ...

October 17, 2019

Wellness Podcasts: 5 Great Places to Start

Staying healthy is hard enough, but with diet books and experts constantly contradicting each other, it’s even harder to tell fact from fiction. Below we’ve compiled an shortlist of wellness podcasts who make it their mission to give you the best, most reliable information available. Through interviews and their own personal journeys, their goal is to encourage and educate everyday fitness...

October 9, 2019

The Role of Consistency in Achieving Your Goals

Consistency is the ability to apply discipline to behaviors that can drive you to achieve desired goals. To do this, you have to perform certain actions, check your progress, adjust them to work toward your goals, and repeat.  Although this seems like a pretty simple concept, many people struggle with it. Consistency is a Flywheel What you do consistently, shapes...

October 8, 2019

8 Ways to Destress During the Workday

Stress makes everything in life more difficult. It causes feelings of agitation, anxiety and depression. Stress can also take a toll on your physical health, leading to headaches, chest pain, fatigue and sleep problems. There are ways to destress during your workday. Often, small changes can make a big difference in how you think and feel. That can lead to improvements in...