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
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
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