Company Support Is Crucial for Productivity Gains
To make daily exercise a priority, top-down leadership is necessary for bottom-up support. The most successful intervention is the one that is the easiest to implement and use. We know that employees already play games at their computers (or write e-mail, or Google away breaks). FootGaming adds physical activity to those "time wasters" in five- or 10-minute activity breaks. By simply plugging in a FootPOWR peripheral, physical activity with all its benefits is easily integrated into the organizational routine at work.
The People Who Need It Most Will Get The Most Out Of It
Critics sometimes squeal that short breaks don't raise the heart rate enough to help folks who are already in good shape lose weight or increase their fitness. That may be true. But they'll be refreshed and have fun, and it's the best way to get to others who are true couch potatoes. Many studies show that even a little exercise in the afternoon increases the likelihood that people will take the extra initiative and get more exercise in the evening or on the weekend.
What's Good For The Worker Is Good For The Company
Retailer L.L. Bean instituted daily, mini-exercise breaks 15 years ago throughout its assembly plant with great results. The breaks were five minutes each, three times a day. At the end of the shift, the company found a 30-minute return on productivity for an investment of 15 minutes of physical activity. "The number of bags and shoes that they do not produce in those 15 minutes used for the active-game break they actually get back and then some."
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