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Recipes to try

May 1, 2018

Healthy work lunches that are easy to prepare

Lunch can be the most difficult meal of the day when you're working and trying to stay healthy. No matter where your workplace is, the options surrounding you to buy food are likely to be unhealthy. At best, you can get yourself a pre-packaged salad and hope that the dressing isn't loaded with sugar and fat. However, making a healthy meal you can bring from home is just as difficult. Nobody wants to eat the same salad day in, day out, but it can be hard to think of a good, healthy meal you...
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Latest on dacadoo challenges

April 30, 2018

Every Step Counts Challenge

dacadoo announces a new challenge called Every Step Counts. What's the challenge about? A step further: walk to work instead of taking the bus or take the stairs instead of the elevator. Try these tips between July 1st and September 30th. You can track any activities with steps with a tracking device/app that is connectable to the dacadoo platform. The three participants that track the most steps will win the competition and one of the following prizes: Vivoactive 3 for 1...
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Running

April 25, 2018

Why you should ditch the gym for the running track

During the winter, exercising outdoors seems like such a chore. It's so difficult to leave your warm house and go out into the cold in order to run, and doing so can be dangerous due to bad weather or slippery ice. It's much better to go to the gym and do all your exercising indoors, right? Well, it's certainly not the best idea now it's spring. The weather has improved and getting your running shoes on for a jog outside can be one of the best forms of exercise there is. While you could st...
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Sleeping better

April 17, 2018

Sleepy springtime: Why am I not sleeping at this time of year?

After the dark nights of winter, you might be glad for the lengthening days of spring. This is especially true if you struggle to sleep, as the gloomy December mornings make it hard to get out of bed. However, many people find that they have just as much trouble getting enough rest in April and May. For many, it's not entirely clear why this would be. After all, the spring has a relatively normal day/night cycle, nothing like the brightness of summer or the dark nights of winter. However, ...
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Managing weight

April 10, 2018

Cure your Easter addiction: How to curb those chocolate cravings

Easter was over a week ago, yet if you're anything like us, you'll still be struggling to get the taste of chocolate eggs out of your mind. There's something about Easter eggs that makes them so much more delicious than normal chocolate, which is great once a year but not so good when you're trying to eat healthily. The problem is, chocolate can be fairly addictive, making it hard to stop once you have a taste for it. This is why you're more likely to crave a Mars Bar than an apple. In fac...
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Food tips, myths and facts

March 28, 2018

4 easy ways to eat more fibre

When it comes to diet, many people are great at getting a good balance between protein, carbohydrates and fat. Others focus on eating the right amount of vitamins, minerals and amino acids, looking at things on a much more intricate scale. However, there's one nutrient that often gets missed out: Fibre. You probably already know that fibre is good for your health, and have almost certainly heard that it relieves constipation, but did you know that it can help you lose weight? How about its...
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Recipes to try

March 26, 2018

Healthy meals for one

When you've got an evening in by yourself, it can be difficult to know what to cook. Food is rarely sold in single portions, and cooking small quantities of some meals can be fiddly. There's no point measuring out a quarter of an onion or 100g of mince, so it can be tempting to overeat. Then there's the allure of ready meals. When you're eating on your own, sometimes going through the process of cooking doesn't seem worth it. It's tempting to either take something home that you can blast i...
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Latest on dacadoo challenges

March 22, 2018

This year, step up your health and wellbeing

How? A series of challenges that inspire participants to step towards healthier nutrition, improve fitness thanks to friendly competition… With the fun and easy to use dacadoo app, participants can actively manage their health and wellbeing in an easy and fun way. How does it work? Have a look at the dacadooo challenges here, join a challenge that you like and log healthy behaviors with the dacadoo app. Your Health Score will benefit from exercise, good nutrition, and healthy behavi...
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Sleeping better

March 19, 2018

Is lack of sleep affecting your work?

Some days, it seems like you can't get anything done at work. You spend all your time at your desk with your head in your hands, trying to finish a job you started hours ago. This is incredibly disheartening, while also usually meaning you have to catch up later in the month. However, if this sounds familiar, it doesn't mean you're bad at your job. Everyone has days of low productivity, and often the culprit is not your ability, but your health. Plenty of things can affect your performance...
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Managing stress

March 19, 2018

Is happiness the key to good health?

While diet, exercise and good lifestyle habits all contribute to your overall wellbeing, there is one thing that can have a surprisingly large impact: your happiness. It might seem unusual, but current research suggests that happier people live longer, and are healthier overall. A review of over 150 studies into the subject - published in the journal 'Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being' - found that overall, there is practically no doubt about it: happiness influences our health. Be...
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