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Did you know that approximately 72% of Canadian men have unhealthy habits? That men are 57% more likely to die from diabetes than women, and 79% more likely to die from heart disease than women? How about the fact that 67% of Canadian men are overweight or obese, and that those men are 40% more likely to die from cancer than women are? Yikes.
May is Global Employee Health and Fitness Month, and it’s the perfect time to jump into some new, healthy practices—sleep included! With our Canadian spring in full bloom across the country and the promise of more beautiful weather just around the corner, resolve to improve your wellbeing with a month-long celebration of health and fitness—regardless of whether your workplace is at home or in the office.
Here’s the thing: Sleep isn’t as simple as being awake or being asleep. There are actually multiple phases of sleep that we cycle through every night—if we’re sleeping well. When we’re not sleeping well, these cycles are disrupted and we feel it the next day (think fatigue, headaches, all the things). So, what are you doing in your everyday life that’s sabotaging how well you sleep? Here are our top three culprits:
The countdown is on: Tomorrow marks not only a new year, but a new decade. If you’re setting goals to eat healthier, workout and lose weight you’re not alone: According to The Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, roughly 55% of New Year’s Resolutions are health related. And while we’ll cheerlead you all the way to the gym and that triple-digit monthly membership, there are other (read: cheaper) things you can do to crush your health goals in 2020. It’s called sleep. And this is why you need more of it: