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Do standing and treadmill desks benefit workers or improve productivity?
A systematic review was recently published in the journal Preventive Medicine. The authors looked at 23 studies involving a standing or treadmill walking intervention compared to regular seated desk work. Included studies examined a wide range of physiological (resting heart rate, blood pressure, total fasting cholesterol, fasting glucose, weight loss, etc) and psychological (work performance, mood states, ...
Time off means enhanced worker productivity
An Oxford Economic report published in February 2014 presents the findings of a survey of 971 employees focusing on how paid time off is perceived and used in the United States. Although their report contains less information regarding their sampling strategy, which does raise questions of validity and generalizability, the results are consistent with a growing body of ...
When it comes to exercise, faster is not necessarily better
A recent study by researchers in Denmark examined data from 1098 healthy joggers and 3950 healthy non-joggers. These data were collected as part of the prospective Copenhagen City Heart Study. Adjusting for age, sex, smoking, alcohol intake, education, and diabetes, compared to people who were sedentary, 1 to 2.5 hours of jogging per week was associated ...
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