The Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences is proud to be participating in Stand & Move at Work™, an evidence-based workplace health promotion program and research project. It was developed by researchers at Arizona State University and the University of Minnesota, with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additional support is being provided by the National Wellness Institute (NWI). The 12-month program is designed to improve employee health, and the national research study is designed to learn about implementation practices of the program.
You can tie standing to specific tasks:
- when you take a drink
- while on the phone
- while reading emails
Or you can set a timer:
- Stand up every hour or every 25 minutes
- Try standing while working for 15 minutes. Gradually increase the duration or daily number of standing work sessions.
- Connect to a printer further away
- Do calf raises and toe raises while waiting for the microwave
- Eat lunch away from your desk
- Go for a walk outside or down the hallways
- Park further away
- Use the restroom on a different floor
- Use the stairs instead of the elevator (If it's too many flights, take the elevator part way and get off at a floor below yours)
- Walk to somebody's office to meet with them instead of doing a Zoom meeting