Instant Recess: Group Exercise to Improve Health
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 23:53Comments Off on Instant Recess: Group Exercise to Improve Health
Washington Post: SHIRE
Imagine the scene: it’s 1:05 p.m., and you hear co-worker Stacey Thompson announcing, “Okay. It’s time!” Within seconds you find yourself gathered at the reception desk with a dozen of your co-workers, marching in place, in preparation to dance.
Sound strange?
Well, this is what employees of Summit Health Institute for Research and Education (SHIRE), a nonprofit organization which fights obesity, have been up to. They are among the first to embrace “Instant Recess“, a push to establish 10-minute daily exercise breaks in all workplaces.
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