To kick off the New Year—and all of the healthy resolutions that inevitably come with it—we asked Eric Wingard, Customer Service Representative and resident sports and fitness junkie at 4CTechnologies, to weigh in on how to stay healthy in a busy workplace.

As a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, I have always tuned in to their games in the evenings and stuck around after the conclusion of the game for a segment called “Ask Teke” which features former Pirates pitcher Kent “Teke” Tekulve. During the segment, fans submit baseball questions that Teke will answer and do his best to explain to the viewers why a play happened, different approaches to the game, and many other things.

In my segment titled “Ask Eric,” I surveyed 5 friends/family/coworkers and asked their biggest obstacles when it comes to balancing work with a healthy diet and exercise. Working 40, 50, and 60 hours in a week can become tiresome and really make it hard to be able to find time to eat healthy and exercise on a daily basis—and for many of them, they made it a resolution to be healthier in 2014. With a few simple solutions, you can make sure that you are ready for “bathing suit season” year-round.

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