Lifestyle & Wellbeing

9 Exceptional Event Venues in Central London

Uncommon offers beautifully designed spaces, perfect for hosting a variety of events. Whether it’s a corporate gathering, a board meeting, or a personal celebration, we have a venue for you.

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7 Benefits of Going into the Office This Winter

While it may be tempting to work from home during the colder months, going into the office can offer a huge array of benefits for you and your work. We explore them in this article.

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Christmas time at Uncommon: The Top Things to Do in 2023

To help you get into the festive spirit, we’ve curated a list of the best Christmas events and activities happening around our Uncommon workspaces this December.

5 tips on maintaining work-life balance with flexible working

When work-life balance is off, it can lead to unhealthy habits and a complete lack of productivity. We are all on the search for that perfect mix between being an employee and a person. This post is going to cover 5 simple tips on maintaining a work-life balance. Flexible working at Uncommon “A flexible work […]

Celebrating National CBD Day with OTO Wellbeing

It’s National CBD Day on Sunday 8th August. Although this is a U.S. based holiday, we thought it would be important to raise awareness around what CBD really is; especially as it’s increasing in popularity in the U.K. OTO’s Marketing Manager, Sienna, kindly joined us for our Wellness Festival earlier this year to do an […]

Holistic Transitioning: Lessons of Lockdown – World Wellbeing Week

It’s World Wellbeing Week on June 21st-30th. Our focus this year is on a company that is part of the Uncommon community. Holistic Transitioning provide services that empower people to show up in their fullest capacity. They provide them with the tools to transform everyday experiences into opportunities for self-actualisation. Uncommon x Holistic Transitioning Instagram […]

Scents and Sensibility

The power of scents to influence our moods is grossly undervalued in the modern world, especially in the workplace. Science is slowly coming to understand how certain smells can improve our creativity and productivity. But still cannot tell us why. While we do not know the reasons, we do know which scents can positively improve […]

Food For Thought – National Vegetarian Week

Here at Uncommon, we’re celebrating National Vegetarian Week on the 10-16th May. We do love all things healthy and green, after all. Whilst we’re all laser focused on our self-improvement resolutions, it’s easy to overlook the simpler things that can improve both our physical and mental health at home or in the workspace. Let’s take […]

Five Simple Desk Yoga Stretches

Numerous studies have shown over the years that lack of movement, poor posture or staying in the same position for too long not only causes physical aches in the body (particularly in the neck, shoulders and back), but can contribute to potential health issues such as obesity or musculoskeletal disorders. The practise of yoga is […]

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Veganuary Tips & Resources

Veganuary is the world’s largest vegan movement that inspires millions of individuals globally to try going vegan for January (and inspires some to become vegan permanently). Veganuary’s mission is all about nurturing the planet and our bodies – by doing less harm to the environment and more good to our overall health. Veganism might seem […]

MobFit Guest Blog: Training for a 10 mile run

The most popular race distance for both men and women, according to the reams of data uploaded to Strava, is the half marathon. The half marathon comprises a compelling and speedy hour or so of racing for top athletes; genuinely fast running like a 5 or 10k, but stretched out to cover the whole of […]