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Apr 25
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Combat Office Inactivity
Posted by: Stefanie Krueger
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Ergonomics, NPR, productivity, Toni Yancey, Workplace Inactivity
Posted date:
April 25, 2011
NPR today posted an article about workplace inactivity and ways to counteract it. People who regularly break up their sedentary time with movement as small as taking one step had healthier waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), and triglycerides than people who didn't take breaks during long periods of sitting. That's what Australian researchers found in a 2008 study. But how to make a habit out of taking breaks? Toni Yancey's Instant Recess book offers the following suggestions for people who feel chained to their office desks: Take a 10-minute activity break at a scheduled time...
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