After Hours HEALTH
STRESS- BUSTING TIP OF THE MONTH
Seeing blue
The next time you feel stressed when someone pressures you to finish a report, turn on a blue light. In a small study done by researchers
at the University of Granada in Spain, participants underwent a test to induce stress, then underwent a relaxation session in a room in two groups: group No. 1 was exposed to white lighting and group No. 2 was exposed to blue lighting. Participants’ biosignals, including heart rate and brain activity, were recorded. Researchers found the blue lighting pro- moted relaxation faster than conventional white lights. — Yvette Trancoso
How I Find Balance
Ian Hillis, 38, partner, Ford Keast, London, Ont. I GREW UP PLAYING BASKETBALL, but fell out of that aſter university. In 2008, when my sister twisted my arm into doing a triathlon, I realized I missed that kind of competition and pushing my limits, so I quickly got addicted to triathlon. I’m better at running and swimming, so initially I spent more time doing those events and triathlons, but recently I’ve gotten more into cycling. I’ve done a couple of five- or six-hour mountain bike races, and I have an entry in for a 100-mile mountain bike race in Colorado this summer. These sports allow me to balance taking the opportunity to unwind and working the analytical side of my brain in a different way, by tracking how I’m improving or not in terms of pace, distance, heart rate and power. Being on the board of the McCormick Care Foundation is a way to use my experience and knowledge to give back to the community — we operate to benefit the programs the umbrella organization has, such as dementia day programs and research. Almost everybody will somehow have been touched by dementia, so the more we can help, whether it’s working with dementia clients or helping families manage day to day, the better. Fitting in training is not easy. Family comes first, so I do about 90% of my
training when the kids (who are 10, seven and four) are in bed or at lunchtime. My wife and I also plan races into family vacations. I’ve even run a couple of 5Ks with my [eldest] daughter, which was fun. If you want to succeed in one area, sometimes there’s a bit of an imbalance.
Luckily my wife understands my priorities: we work together to fit everything in. — As told to Wendy Haaf
52 | CPA MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018 Injustice leave
IF EMPLOYEES AT YOUR workplace are calling in sick oſten, check the relationship with their manager. They may be feeling unfairly treated. A study by the UK’s University of East Anglia
and Sweden’s Stockholm University examined how interactional justice — how workers are treated by managers — affected both long and frequent sick leaves. Aſter analyzing data from more than 19,000 Swedish employees, researchers found that lower levels of fair treatment at work were connected to short but frequent absences, and were also connected to a higher risk of lengthy absences. The solution? Companies could gain from
choosing managers with “qualities associated with fair practices,” said the study’s lead researcher. — YT
Scott Murdoch
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