In today’s culture, particularly with the rise in technology, we are spending increasing amounts of time sitting. Those in employment spend 60% of their waking hours in the workplace which can result in a sedentary lifestyle, particularly for those working in an office or that have a desk-based job. The UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guidelines report on GOV.UK recommends breaking up long periods of sitting time with at least light activity.
Research shows that sitting less and moving more throughout the day leads to better health, increased motivation, improved concentration, more creativity and many more well-being and performance benefits.
Simple changes to your environment or work culture can make a big difference to employee wellbeing. See below for some simple ideas:
- Stand during phone calls
- Set a timer and take a break from your computer every 30 minutes
- Use the stairs more
- Arrange standing or walking meetings
- Eat your lunch away from your desk
- Walk to a colleague’s desk instead of phoning or emailing them
- Invest in a standing desk
- Schedule movement breaks into your day
- Try out Deskercise with your team
Step Count Challenges
Step Count Challenges are a great incentive to get outdoors in the fresh air and explore our beautiful islands whilst keeping active with friends, colleagues and family. From our last challenge participants told us that they enjoyed completing it as part of a team, used it as a reason to meet up with friends, felt more energetic as a result of it and used it as a motive to keep walking. See infographic to see a summary of the last challenge we carried out.
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