Happy National Walking Day! Every year, the American Heart Association sponsors National Walking Day on the first Wednesday in April. They use this day to remind people about the health and other benefits of taking a walk.Why not celebrate with a walking meeting? To inspire us to keep up the pace,AmericaWalks reminds us that it is also #walkatwork month. Ever since I strapped a Fitbit on my wrist three years ago, every day has been a walking day for me. My daily goal is 15,000K steps. Here's … [Read more...]
Meet Dr. James A. Levine: The 1st "You can walk and work!"Evangelist
On my 12 hour plane ride back from Ukraine, I read Dr. James A. Levine's book "Get Up: Why Your Chair Is Killing You and What You Can Do About It." (Yes, I see the irony) He is the Co-Director of the Mayo Clinic/Arizona State University Solutions Initiative and the inventor of the treadmill desk. He has published more than 100 scientific papers and worked on dozens of corporate programs to bring movement into work. He is also the reason why Apple created the health app that tracks your … [Read more...]
Why and How Your #Nonprofit Needs To Bust the Culture of Sitting at Work
There has been more and more research coming out on the health dangers of sitting too much during the work day and the benefits of standing and walking while you work. This recent article does a great job summarizing the newest research studies, but more importantly it reports that medical experts and researchers are starting to devise formulas for how long we should be sitting at work to avoid adverse effects. According to ergonomics Alan Hedge, the right formula for sitting, standing, and … [Read more...]
What I learned from the @Fitbit Community Manager at #octribe about Walking Communities
Earlier this week, I was honored to present at the #octribe (online community tribe) meet up "Walking Communities: Fit Fanatics Online and Off" with Allison Leahy from Fitbit who manages fitbit online communities. The #octribe meetup was hosted at TechSoup and organized by long time colleague Susan Tenby who has supported this community of practice for ten years. The participants include a mix of people from nonprofit and for-profit online communities - and it is an excellent opportunity to … [Read more...]
Take A Walk! Work Smarter and Live Longer
We know that sitting is bad for your health and has been dubbed "the new smoking." Two years ago I got put on a fitbit and started walking, and haven't stopped. It's benefited overall physical health and boosts cognitive function. I've been incorporating sitting, standing, and walking into my work and doing sessions at nonprofit conferences about walking as work. After a session at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference, Lisa Colton, set up the "Take A Walk" group on Facebook for … [Read more...]
