Celebrate Memorial Day the NAKOA way
Who doesn't love a day of celebration with friends and family?! Memorial Day is just around the corner and with it, a great opportunity for a beach day, BBQ, and lots of quality time with friends and family. In our busy world, it's easy to get caught up in the day to day. While it's great to be present and live in the moment, it's times like these that it's important for us to also remember and honor the past. We have been awarded this holiday because of our brave fellow
San Diego’s Most Underrated Hikes
How many times have you fought for a parking spot to hike Torrey Pines or conquered Mt. Woodsen Trail for the perfect Instagram photo on top of Potato Chip Rock? Probably more than once and it’s the perfect time of year to explore the other incredible hikes San Diego has to offer! It’s time to give some credit to some of San Diego County’s lesser-known hikes so next weekend try exploring one of these hidden gems. Cedar Creek Falls (Devil’s Punchbowl) Distance: 6mi Okay, maybe you have heard of this one BUT there’s
Habits of a Healthy Heart
True story. One day, a good-looking young man walked into his doctor’s office. While he was getting his checkup, the doctor explained how his cholesterol numbers were starting to reflect an unhealthy body. The doctor could see the man was not getting it, so the doctor got in his face and said, “Listen, I don’t want you to be the guy who looks real fit on the outside, but then one day falls over while running from a heart attack.” Did you know that you can be blocked on the inside
Why Resolutions are Bullsh*t and Community Matters
So…it’s getting towards the end of January…how are those resolutions coming along? Are you smashing it? Are you in the hole already? Or are you floating somewhere in between? Trust me, I know it’s tough, most of us start out with grand plans of being on point with our body, strong, fast, functional and at a fighting weight with a six pack and a rock hard butt (maybe that last part is just me hehe) but then work, family, pure laziness and who knows what else creeps in to complicate
Happiness Never Decreases by Being Shared
Liberation from fear grants happiness
5 Tips for Better Employee Engagement
One of the most critical determinants on whether your employee wellness plan is going to give you the results you desire is executive and management engagement and support. Like most other initiatives in the corporate world, wellness too needs to be a topdown strategy. A Towers Watson 2012 Global Study shows that only 42% of employees say that their managers support policies that promote health in the workplace. Only 45% of employees say that their manager has a genuine care for their wellbeing. These numbers are pretty depressing, but fret not!