Heading Towards the Marathon of Dangers
Firstbeat will be represented in the 15km, 43 km and the ultimate 86km routes. For some of us, it will be the very first marathon.
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Lack of Sleep Can Have Serious Consequences!
Lack of sleep weakens our resistance. According to studies conducted in the 2000’s, short sleep and overweight are related in children and adults alike. In addition to overweight, lack of…
Satu TuominenExercise Physiologist & Wellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Becoming a Super-Organization With Better Resource Management
This research provides a tool for managers to recognize areas of stress, recovery, and work engagement where they might lack resources.
It’s a balancing act
In the aftermath of our annual international seminar in London – Getting the balance right – here’s once again some reflection on the topic of balance. The London seminar’s title…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Year-end reflections from Firstbeat Well-Being
The year was filled with progress, program updates, new international and Finnish partners and thousands of Lifestyle Assessments around the world.
A day in the life of an athlete: Training and mind processing
An athlete’s life is continuous observation and analysis of feelings, state of recovery, muscles and other performance-related factors.
Remember to recover – during the summer holidays and year around!
It’s the summer holiday season in Finland and most of Scandinavia, and worldwide the pace of life slows down a little bit in July-August when people are taking their well-deserved…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Well-being and lifestyle topics have people buzzing around Europe!
In 2011-2012, Firstbeat took and is taking major steps in going international in the health and well-being sector by conducting lifestyle assessment projects and arranging training seminars in several European…
”Stressful Saturdays” – the other side of the coin
A few weeks ago (Oct 18 2011) our database analysis revealed the grim truth (based on more than 20 000, 24 hour measurements). Finns have their poorest recovery during the weekend…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Finnish workers tend to have the poorest recovery on…. Saturdays
Heart rate variability based assessments clearly indicate that Finnish employees’ stress levels are significantly higher during weekends than during workdays. An analysis of about 2.5 billion heartbeats shows that there…
Joni KettunenCEO and co-founder, Firstbeat
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