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Nobody comforted me when the news came out that it was the last season of Parks and Recreation. Nobody glee-shrieked beside me when Bradley Cooper kissed Betty White on live television. Nobody bought me absurdly overpriced chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Yes, you guessed it: I’m single. But just

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5 Team-Building Activities Your Employees Won’t Hate: Does the word "ice breaker" make you break out ...

This 15-Minute Meeting Might Be the Only One You Need: Are standups right for your company?

Changing your work environment will make you healthier, and more creative.

ROCHESTER, MN—In an effort to help working individuals improve their fitness and well-being, experts at the Mayo Clinic issued a new set of health guidelines Thursday recommending that Americans stand up at their desk, leave their office, and never ...

A grant writer's quest to move - an update as year three of writing grants from a treadmill desk begins.

The walking meeting offers a way to multitask, giving employees the ability to exercise their bodies, minds and spirit while still accomplishing important tasks.

A stroll pays off in immediate ways, a study found.

Wearable activity trackers for dogs like Tagg and Whistle are a way for owners to gauge Fido’s well-being and follow his movements. But the gadgets are also apt to bring out the human foibles that people project onto their pets: competition, paranoia and the need for control.

Sitting all day sucks. Besides plenty of research on its negative health effects, extended sitting just makes it easier to lull off when you should be doing work, which is good…

Oklahoma City is a midsized town that had a big problem: It was among the most obese towns in America. Mayor Mick Cornett realized that, to make his city a great place to work and live, it had to become healthier too. In this charming talk, he walks us through the interlocking changes that helped OKC drop a collective million pounds (450,000 kilos).

Ivo Gormley: Would people be more open about their lives if interviewed while jogging? One pair of film-makers decided to find out

Exercise doesn't give you a pass: Those who sit the majority of their waking hours -- even if they take breaks and regularly exercise -- have two-and-a-half times the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a 2012 meta-analysis of nearly 800,000 people.

An epidemic of bad, inefficient, overcrowded meetings is plaguing the world’s businesses — and making workers miserable. David Grady has some ideas on how to stop it.

“Stress isn’t ever going to go away, so it is important to have a way to cope with it,” said Warber. “Walking in nature is a coping mechanism—the benefits aren’t just physical.”

Personally, I think walking meetings are good all the time, simply for the health benefits, but from a purely creative standpoint, maybe only use walking meetings at the beginning phase, during the idea generation.

Another study out of Germany found that your working memory (short term memory) improves when you are walking.

Forget the paintbrushes, forget the canvas, forget the pencils and charcoal and pastels. All you need to make a mesmerizing artwork are your own two feet. Well, and a mountain of snow.



If you don't believe us, just look at Simon Beck, who walk...