We all know the start of the year can be hard after the festive season, both financially and mentally, as well as physically after indulging in December. However, this January will be different, as normal life will not resume in the new year due to another national lockdown. We hope that the content on our free Health and Wellbeing platform can offer you some support and advice.
An important message to all you incredible students & future students out there! We hear you and we want to help you
After a long and challenging year, we’re all ready to take a well-earned break. With vaccines in the pipeline, increased knowledge about COVID-19 and improved safety and sanitation measures across the industry, there are plenty of reasons to make use of your passports once again in 2021.
All of our finances have been hit over the last few months but don't worry, there are loads of ways to get the help you need.
The winter holiday season is a time of celebration, festive drinks, lazy afternoons and Christmas shopping. But now that the holidays are behind us, feeling a little down is not unusual.
In this post, we share our latest infographic outlining ways to protect your mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Exercise is a form of physical stress on our bodies, but can physical stress actually relieve mental stress?
The pressure of an increasingly demanding work culture in the UK is one of the biggest contributors to stress among the general population.
Prepare to feng shui your finances and declutter your diaries with our pick of organisation apps.
Some of us took our fitness to the next level during lockdown while some of us have seen personal fitness sink to the bottom of our priority list for understandable reasons.
We all have days when we wake up and think ‘today is the day’. During lockdown, many of us have plunged ourselves full steam ahead into a fitness regime, which – let’s be honest – we’ve not all stuck to. Don’t put yourself down by thinking you have failed, see it as a learning curve and as a way to improve next time.
Worrying about money is a major cause of stress and depression, yet taking action to optimise your finances can help set your mind at ease.
It's easy for Stress Awareness Month – which has run every April since 1992 – to get lost in the shuffle. But stress and its mental and physical impacts are hugely important to the wellbeing of families, not to mention the economy.
Headlines regularly tell us that the UK workforce is overworked and stressed out.
Being kind has a whole host of benefits...
Everyone is spending the majority of their time sat indoors recently due to the current climate. Also, many of us have been spending a lot of time working from home in an environment we may not be used to working in.
It’s important for employees and employers alike to be made aware of the facts (and fiction) that surrounds ‘Blue Monday’.
Unless you’ve been living on the moon, you can name a recent superhero film and you probably know about Love Island.
The basis of all budgeting is prudent money management and sticking to a financial plan.
You may feel like securing life insurance products after having cancer is next to impossible, but cancer survivors are covered much better now than they used to be
It may seem down the list of priorities at the moment but keeping healthy and fit when you’re out less than usual is so important. Here’s how to do it…
The spread of COVID-19 means we’re all going through an unprecedented and worrying time. Here are some ways to reduce anxiety and think more positively.
Pilates is more than just a workout. Any person who’s been doing it for at least a couple of months knows that Pilates doesn’t only sculpt your body but it also clears your mind and gives you energy and inner serenity.
Although they’ve been felt by everyone, the impacts of Covid-19 have affected different groups in different ways, and during these uncertain times, there’s no doubt that students have got their own very specific set of troubles to try and navigate.
We have all heard the old adage that getting a bit more active would be really good for us... But then the gym seems somewhat intimidating, expensive and if you are really honest, a bit boring!
When working from home, snacking is incredibly tempting and many of us try to avoid it. However, there is nothing wrong with snacking if it’s done correctly alongside exercise and it’s much easier to control if you understand the rights and wrongs.
As of August 2018, one in four people have a mental health condition. That’s 450 million people. If you’re not great with numbers, that’s a lot. That’s a 25% chance* of suffering from a mental illness within your lifetime.
Stress affects us all at some point. From feeling overwhelmed with family life, to workplace pressures, stress can cause physical and mental symptoms. If stress becomes too much, there are actions you can take to reduce negative stress.
It has been extra difficult to maintain a positive mindset at work recently. Extra pressure, potential job instability, furloughed colleagues, new environment - maybe even a new job entirely!
As the sky turns blue and the sun does that thing it does sometimes, Brits can end their hibernation and head for the great outdoors...
It's tough being inside all day, but here are some ways to make it a little more bearable.
Whatever you are saving for – the deposit on your first home, your wedding or to help your children through university – it is important to put your money in a plan that gives it the potential to grow.
In the past, people with diabetes (especially Type 1) have found it difficult to get any kind of life insurance or protection products - which means they were left vulnerable even if suffering from unrelated illnesses.
Inter-generational study uncovers our 20s as the most worrying period of our lives
There's a long-held perception that insurers won’t offer cover if you have past or present medical issues. The waters are particularly muddy around mental health.
Find yourself sulking on a Sunday evening? Monday is coming, and you do not want the weekend to stop...
We’re separated from loved ones and stuck indoors – now seems the perfect moment for social media to step in and do what it does.
Most people understand that regular exercise can benefit the body and soul but so many of us are reluctant to attempt more exercise, worrying that this will exacerbate foot or leg pain.
In these ever-changing times - with most of us working from home or soon to be homeworkers - it’s essential to keep moving for our physical and mental wellbeing.
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Spare a thought for the Cold War kids... It's easy for millennials to compare their bad with baby boomers' good and conclude that the latter had an easier ride.
The ongoing pandemic has most (if not all) of us at home in self-isolation. With all that idle time, it's easy to get tempted into grabbing another bag of crisps or chocolates from the pantry. However, it goes without saying that staying healthy is of the utmost importance nowadays.
In these times of concern around the coronavirus, it’s more important than ever to be aware of the many benefits of moderate intensity activity for your immune system.
The high levels of stress which come with work can interfere with your productivity and performance. It can also affect your physical and emotional health.
The Employee Wellbeing Research report 2019 confirmed that the concept of employee health and wellbeing has finally landed within the corporate consciousness, with an impressive 68.4% of companies now having a wellbeing strategy in place.
In the 21st Century, stress seems to be an accepted state but there are many ways to lower stress levels and manage demands on your time, on your focus and on your mental health in a relaxed, positive and productive way.
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Stress is all around us, if you want to learn to ride it's waves you need to understand yourself better.
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