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Walking Is Work: Don’t Call It A Break Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Blogger, Author, and Speaker June 10, 2014 Nonprofit Bootcamp
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Walking Is Work: Don’t Call It A Break
Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Blogger, Author, and SpeakerJune 10, 2014
Nonprofit Bootcamp
People are sitting 9.3 hours a day, which is
more than we’re sleeping, at 7.7 hours
It’s harmful to your health ….
Beth
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I Know from Direct Experience
Healthy Range
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Triglycerides: Test Results
Too Much of This
And That Too …
Made A Commitment To Walk and Eat Better
Dashboard To Collect Data Connected To Goals
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Triglycerides: Test Results
Where do you find the time in your
day?
Walking is Work Don’t Call It A Break!
Walking: The Killer App for Creativity and Problem Solving
Leaders Put On Their Walking Shoes
”For me, walking has proved to be a great way to promote
a healthy lifestyle, while facilitating my
communications skills and leadership efforts.“
Louis Sullivan, HHS Secretary 89-93
How To Integrate Walking Into Work
• Recognize when you are not productive sitting and take a five minute walk around your office, stretch• Incorporate 30 minute walk at lunch• Meet for walks, not coffee or lunch or drinks• Walking meetings with your team• Don’t think of walking as “exercise” think of
it as time to think about challenge of work• Walking commute to work, if possible or
park far away or get off bus a stop early
Walking As Part of Conferences and Workshops
Nonprofits and Walking Meetings
It’s Your Turn Now!
• Find a walking buddy• Line up • We are going to walk for 15 minutes in a
line• Discuss: What did you learn from today?
What will you apply?
More about walking at work:http://www.bethkanter.org/category/walking/
