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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Sitting is the Smoking of Our Generation

In our new era of work, we sit more than we do anything else. We're averaging 9.3 hours a day, compared to 7.7 hours of sleeping. So we are finally sitting MORE than we sleep.

Nilofer, in her TED 2013 talk today, has some solutions. "Walk the talk, and TAKE a walk!" she says. Take your next meeting walking. Not only do you literally get "out of the box," but you also more often get out-of-the-box thinking while being outside and walking.

The extra calorie burn, the extra creativity advantage, and the other health benefits she gave definitely make a strong argument for giving a try to a "walking" meeting.

Read more from TED: TED2013 Special Edition.

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