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Why Flexible Working is Key to a Productive Millennial Workforce. Whilst the concept of working nine to five has long been ingrained in the workplace, this traditional working practice is increasingly being considered an expired approach to the working day.

Why Flexible Working is Key to a Productive Millennial Workforce

In particular, the millennial generation considers this regimented structure as constricting and unnecessary in a world that encourages and embraces collaborative technology outside of the workplace. Millennials are a vital demographic for organizations – now making up the most significant generation of the workforce – so it’s crucial for organizations to understand what motivates this generation not just to retain the staff they have, but to attract talent in the future. With rapid technological advancements positively impacting our personal lives over recent years, employee expectations have changed with the mindset that technology has already improved our lives at home, so those advancements should also be introduced to the workplace.

A happy and productive workforce. Why flexible working beats the 9-5. Work to live, or live to work – whichever way round you see it, employees still have lives to lead alongside their jobs.

Why flexible working beats the 9-5

Flexible working: The 9 to 5 is dead for 94% of British workers. With an increasing number of organisations trialling flexible working, and advances in consumer technology making remote working easier than ever, the traditional working hours of 9 to 5 are going out of style.

Flexible working: The 9 to 5 is dead for 94% of British workers

Be it to accommodate other commitments such as childcare, or simply acknowledging that a digital world requires workers to be connected and accessible outside of an eight-hour period, a recent YouGov survey found that just 6% of people in the UK now work 9 to 5. In fact, the majority of Brits would favour a move away from traditional working hours, with more than half wanting to start and finish work earlier than they currently do. The continued spotlight on flexible working. According to a survey, only 6% of employees are working the traditional 9-to-5, and only a small percentage of those entering new employment would opt for those working hours.

The continued spotlight on flexible working

YouGov survey Options for working flexibly clearly remain key to a motivated and loyal workforce, and are essential to attracting talent - especially with an increasing millennial workforce and rapid advances in technology. The recent YouGov survey, which was commissioned by fast-food chain McDonald's, has found that just 6% of employees work between the traditional hours of 9am and 5pm. The results suggest that, of the 4,000 people surveyed, almost half already worked flexibly with arrangements such as job sharing, reduced hours, compressed hours or amended hours in place. 70% expressed a desire to work flexibly in the future. Preview: Holistic Athletes. The Interview: Katherine Johnston on the future of wellness.

These 10 market trends turned wellness into a $4.2 trillion global ind. H&W 2018 Survey 0. Wellness: just expensive hype, or worth the cost? Exhausted from working 15-hour days running her own marketing agency in London, Jo Miller’s evenings would consist of a cocktail of takeaways, Ubers and impulse purchases.

Wellness: just expensive hype, or worth the cost?

“I’d end up spending £100 at Waitrose, grabbing a takeaway or going out for dinner as I didn’t have the energy to cook. At the train station I’d feel the need to buy something, so I’d end up spending loads at Oliver Bonas. It was all instant gratification.” That was two years ago. Wellness: just expensive hype, or worth the cost? Exhausted from working 15-hour days running her own marketing agency in London, Jo Miller’s evenings would consist of a cocktail of takeaways, Ubers and impulse purchases.

Wellness: just expensive hype, or worth the cost?

“I’d end up spending £100 at Waitrose, grabbing a takeaway or going out for dinner as I didn’t have the energy to cook. At the train station I’d feel the need to buy something, so I’d end up spending loads at Oliver Bonas. It was all instant gratification.” How Much Do Brits Spend On Health & Fitness? Reading Time: 5 minutes From protein shakes and supplements, to gym memberships and clothing, the amount people spend of their health and fitness can quickly add up!

How Much Do Brits Spend On Health & Fitness?

In a survey conducted by Myprotein, 2,800 respondents from the UK and Ireland aged 18 to 65, shared how much they are prepared to spend when it comes to a healthy lifestyle. Top stats: The average person spends £124 per month on health and fitness (£94,658 in an average lifetime).People spend the most on supplementation (e.g. protein shakes) at ~£39.63 a month. Login to Mintel Reports - Mintel Group Ltd. Login to Mintel Reports - Mintel Group Ltd. Wellness & fitness market size UK 2010-20. Health & Wellness is the Next Trillion Dollar Industry.

Women’s Marketing recently collaborated with Rodale on original consumer research designed to explore and explain the modern “Health & Wellness” consumer mindset and delve into 2014 wellness trends.

Health & Wellness is the Next Trillion Dollar Industry

Wellness, defined as the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort, is a mindset we believe has seeped into the lives of the everyday woman, and has emerged as a lifestyle here to stay. Which Product Categories Account for the Increasing Wellness Market Size? There are several common threads that stand out across the various definitions of wellness. Health and wellness: consumers demand ethical innovation – Brands in Motion study.

From indigestion remedies and hay fever tablets to FemTech and collagen supplements to wearable technology and mobile apps to chatbots that can give an almost instant diagnosis to health kits delivered to the doorstep -- the fast-evolving health and wellness market now encompasses products ranging from the very traditional to those at the very frontline of innovation.

Health and wellness: consumers demand ethical innovation – Brands in Motion study

It is a sector that is both mature and commoditised featuring well-known brands from huge pharmaceutical companies, yet simultaneously new entrants are agile start-ups and forward-thinking tech companies. This dichotomy is clearly highlighted by the second Brands In Motion report, published by WE Communications, as it shows a contrasting picture of consumer sentiment across the eight markets surveyed. Across a half of the markets, in Australia, China, Singapore and India, the sector is on the defensive. The Brits ‘love’ for the health sector Product excellence driven by innovation and purpose. Wellness Is The New Luxury: Is Healthy And Happy The Future Of Retail? Saks Fifth Avenue: The Wellery, Photo: Victoria BabchakSource: Alibaba Consumers are placing more value on health and wellness than on material objects these days, and the definition of health and wellness has evolved.

Wellness Is The New Luxury: Is Healthy And Happy The Future Of Retail?

The phrase no longer refers simply to a lack of illness and disease, but to a more holistic state of being, where one’s mental, physical and emotional health are in sync. Health and wellness: market value in the UK 2013-2018. The 8 best wellness apps of 2018. Like it or not, our smartphones have become an essential part of our health and wellbeing. Whether it's connecting with friends, making new relationships, looking up dinner recipes or streaming music for our workouts, for most of us, our phones play an important part in feeling good. Now, there are a whole host of new ways we can use our everyday tech to boost our wellbeing - including an assortment of apps aimed at just that.

Track your period, manage your sleep cycle, ease stress and find health-boosting recipes with our edit of the best wellness apps on your phone's store right now - after all, if we're ordering takeaways and taxis at a tap of a button, why not meditation sessions too? Your body (and mind) will thank you for it… 1. Menopause mini break: the best menopause retreats to head to in 2019. Women go through two very significant bodily changes in their life – their first period and menopause. While starting your period signifies that your body is changing and adapting to accommodate a baby, menopause - or ‘the change’ - signifies the end of fertility and a shift in your body which can often be an uncomfortable process.

Some symptoms of menopause include night sweats and ‘hot flashes’ as the oestrogen levels in the body drop considerably, weight gain, frequent need to urinate, changes in your sex drive, lack of concentration, mood swings along with anxiety and depression. Untitled. Statistics & Facts – Global Wellness Institute. For questions about research, please contact: Beth McGroarty; beth.mcgroarty@globalwellnessinstitute.org +1.213.300.0107 The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is recognized as the leading source for authoritative wellness industry research. Since 2007, the GWI has commissioned and published numerous research reports on the $4.5 trillion global wellness economy, including its flagship publication, the Global Wellness Economy Monitor. All reports are available free to the public. Data and highlights from recent studies are below.

To download all GWI research, including special reports for certain geographic areas, visit Wellness Industry Research. Tibetan Healing Centre and meditation cave to open at Indian wellness retreat. Indian wellness retreat Vana will unveil a new 12,464sq ft (1,158sq m) Tibetan Healing Centre in the next couple of months, complete with its own meditation cave. Launched in 2014, Vana is a 21-acre estate surrounded by clusters of Sal forest, and is set within its own mango and lychee orchards in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

It includes 66 bedrooms, 16 suites, two restaurants, 55 treatment and consultation rooms and a yoga temple. All buildings are LEED Platinum-certified. As with Vana's other latte-coloured modernist buildings – created by Majorcan architects Esteva I Esteva Arquitectura – the new Tibetan Healing Centre has been designed to work in harmony with nature. Impact spirituality. Spirituality, The Great Coping Mechanism - Articles - Teal Swan. Spirituality in Therapy, Spiritual Counseling, Therapy for Spirituality. How to Snap Back to Reality when "Escapism" Becomes “Avoidance” Is Escapism an Effective Coping Mechanism? Spirituality: The Great Coping Mechanism - Teal Swan - Spirituality - Escapism or Realism by Avelo Roy (Ajita Das) Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellbeing. Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. Benefits and risks.

How Spirituality Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health.