SCHOOLS
Printer is in an “inconvenient” location to make people use the stairs
PRINT ROOM
Set up reminders to move and stretch. It is recommended to avoid more than 90 min. work in a row before taking a 5 min break, which you should spend getting up from your desk and moving your body.53 When doing monotonous work, you can optimize your performance by taking a mind break every 20 min.54
Water cooler and free fruit
LUNCH ROOM
Portable phones encourage walk-and-talks break time
FOOD
Devices that track steps encourage the wearer to get at least 10,000 steps a day
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MEETING ROOM
WORKPLACE
WORK ROOM Stability ball option
CITIES
The benefits of standing at your desk:
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• Improves blood circulation 55 • Regulates cholesterol levels 56 • Regulates blood pressure 57 • Improves life time 58
HEALTH CARE
Green spaces for outdoor breaks and walking meetings
Access to green areas which increase mental health
Showers available for cyclists
workplace
J Davis, J. ‘Best Rest Practices for Optimal Productivity and Creativity’. Psychology Today, Blog. Apr 2012. Online: www.psychologytoday.com
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Ariga, A. and Lleras, A. ‘Brief and rare mental ‘‘breaks’’ keep you focused: Deactivation and reactivation of task goals preempt vigilance decrements’. Cognition, vol. 118, pg. 439-443. 2011 54
Skerrett, P.J. ‘The Many Benefits of Standing at Your Desk’. Harvard Business Review Blog. Aug 2010. Online: www.blogs.hbr.org
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Bloomberg Businessweek. ‘Your Office Chair Is Killing You’ Apr 2010. Online: www. businessweek.com
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Vernikos , J. ‘What Do Space and Aging Have in Common?’. Oct 2006
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58 Patel, A.V. et al. ‘Leisure Time Spent Sitting in Relation to Total Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of US Adults’. American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 172, pg. 419-429. 2010
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