Video: Firstbeat and Leanne Spencer Discuss the Secret to a Good Work-life Balance
Leanne Spencer and Tiina Hoffman offer advice on how to put yourself in the best position to succeed – whether that be in the office or outside of work.
Insights Behind Life with CrossFit: The Results of Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment
See how the Lifestyle Assessment helped crossfit athlete Laura Hämäläinen manage her everyday life activities in terms of stress, sleep and training.
Laura HamalainenGuest Author
It’s Not Always So Serious! A Lighter Look at Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment Results
Several of our recent blogs have discussed different habits and realities of life that can compromise a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle. You might remember reading about the harsh effect that alcohol…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Focus on Recovery: Firstbeat Helps Cross-fit Athletes Stay Goal-Oriented
Staying goal-oriented in training is important, and today my daily challenge is to maximize recovery. There are times when my head is tired, but my body feels alert and ready to go.
Case Wellness Specialist & Acupressure Massage Mat
2 weeks ago I had a chance to attend the Institute of Functional Medicine’s annual international conference in San Diego, where the theme was innovative movement and restorative strategies. Firstbeat’s…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Let’s Drink to That! Reflections and Findings on Alcohol and Recovery
Different cultures have different drinking habits. Let’s take a closer look at those of Finnish people. According to statistics, an average Finn older than 15 years consumed 11.2 litres of…
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Reflections and Insights on Recovery – Quality over Quantity
In some of my blogs I’ve discussed the personal lessons that Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment reports have taught me over the years: exercise in the evening delays my sleep recovery significantly…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Facts About Sleep: “Night is a Picture Painted with Daily Choices”
The basic elements of well-being can be grouped into three main categories: exercise, rest and nutrition. The technology provided by Firstbeat focuses on the exercise and rest categories to offer…
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Research: Is Subjective Stress Associated with Objectively Measured Stress?
Tiina Föhr M.Sc. in health sciences/sports medicine, physiotherapist Currently writing her doctoral thesis on the relationship between leisure-time physical activity and work stress with special reference to heart rate variability…
Firstbeat on the Road – My Travel Blog
I wore the Firstbeat Bodyguard during a trip from Finland to the UK, including the travel day and a day on the exhibition floor at Health and Wellbeing at Work 2015 conference.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
In a Jungle of Lifestyle Guidelines, It Can Be Hard to See the Forest from the Trees…
There are a lot of do’s and don’ts, and sometimes it seems that you can find a study that makes almost everything unhealthy.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Healthy Lifestyle is Crucial in Shift Work
Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment database suggests that especially during the night’s sleep a shift worker’s recovery is significantly reduced.
Satu TuominenExercise Physiologist & Wellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Firstbeat on the Road: My Travel Log
If we want to feel well and perform at a high level, good sleep, sufficient exercise, healthy food, and some enjoyable “non-stress time” daily and weekly are pretty good guidelines to follow in our normal daily life, as well as on the road!
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Searching for Adequate Goals
The Lifestyle Assessment report is like a window to your body’s physiology and the factors affecting it. The most crucial matter is how the information is utilized.
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
A Dream to Reality: Climbing Mount Everest
Johanna Gustafsson had been dreaming about climbing Mount Everest since she was a child. Many people dream about this adventure but for Johanna, it ended up being more than a…
Life Is Too Short to Be Lived in a Rush
After a hot summer and the summer holiday season, it is time to head back to work and face our everyday routines and schedules. Fall is the time of new…
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
Team Firstbeat at the Rokua Geopark Challenge
At the beginning of July Team Firstbeat participated the biggest annual adventure competition in Finland, the Rokua Geopark XTREME 24h Challenge.
Jaakko KotisaariWellness Specialist, Firstbeat
A Few Thoughts about Summer Holidays, Orienteering and the Continuous Balancing Act…
The summer holiday is a great time to charge the batteries, catch up on sleep, forget about tight schedules and to-do’s and let the phone and computer take a rest.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat