There are the usual news year’s resolutions that you often hear; ‘I am going to get fit this year’, ‘I am going to give up alcohol for 3 months’, ‘I WILL lose weight this year’ and so on…

The team at Econowise have made a resolution to improve our health and fitness in 2016, which ultimately results in a more productive workforce.

Can that be right? Yes! Studies show that healthier employees are more productive, less likely to call in sick or need long periods of time off for illness, and have a generally more positive outlook. We cover this topic in more detail in our ‘Death of the desk’ blogs.

With that in mind, we are challenging ourselves to take part in none other than…Tough Mudder! Tough Mudder is a 10-12 mile course with muddy pools, underwater tunnels, monkey bars, hero walls to climb and lots of other equally horrifying obstacles. Not to mention the dreaded ‘electroshock therapy’ – no description necessary!

We are to begin team training sessions later this month, watch this space for updates…