Move More, Work Better for health, happiness and productivity.
This is a collection of ideas and tips for active working.
Dive into these Move More, Work Better resources and introduce more movement into your working days:
What does sedentary working bring?
In contrast, what does more active working bring?
Smart Work and Life researchers1 found that a reduction of just ONE HOUR of sitting at work led to:
87% of staff feeling more energised
71% of staff feeling more focussed
66% of staff feeling more productive
58% of staff feeling less fatigued after work
50% of staff experiencing less pain
What are your feelings on moving more at work?
These snippets from the Posturite 'Move It!' survey reveal a variety of thoughts on working habits and moving more at work:
"I just need the willpower to get up and move about!"
"I like that I am much more free to move around at home without feeling awkward."
"As a rule I tend to move around frequently to give my eyes a break."
"I think I work better when I take breaks - tools like the Pomodoro technique work well for me."
"I 100% want to make a change to how much I move which is why I'm looking at sit stand desks as I think they will help."
"I have an on-screen auto-reminder to move on my workplace PC."
"I suffer with stiffness in my legs and its noticeably better if I move more."
"I have a set of dumbbells and try to use them three times a day just to stretch and pull the body from the sitting environment."
"I do have back problems and I know that moving about really helps."
"I live and work in a small flat so everything is at hand and I need to make a real conscious effort to move!"
"It's my responsibility to make sure I move whilst working, but work pressure can prevent good intentions to move."
Our top active working picks
1 Edwardson C L, Yates T, Biddle S J H, Davies M J, Dunstan D W, Esliger D W et al. Effectiveness of the Stand More AT (SMArT) Work intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial BMJ 2018; 363 :k3870 doi:10.1136/bmj.k3870
