Dive Brief:
- We've all heard the old business saying that "if you're going to talk the talk, you've got to walk the walk," but doing them simultaneously could offer a productive, healthy boost for employees.
- According to Santa Maria Times, new research that reveals walking while conducting a business meeting may be a perfect combination of exercising both the employee mind and body.
- The study, from the department of public health sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, found that conducting just one weekly "walking" meeting may raise work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers by 10 minutes.
Dive Insight:
The health benefits of simple walking are well known. The idea of a walking meeting is fits right in with employers trying to build wellness into their cultures. A single weekly walking meeting can help meet the targeted goals for physical activity set by the American Heart Association, which recommends 30 minutes or so of moderate-intensity physical activity each weekday.
Regular walking might help cut cholesterol and blood pressure, and there could be added non-health benefits, including higher job satisfaction and employee engagement. For meeting-related issues like note taking, try recording notes on a smartphone.