Walking is the work
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The document emphasizes the importance of walking in combating sedentary lifestyles, encouraging individuals to view walking as a productive activity rather than a break. It provides strategies for incorporating walking into daily work routines, such as walking meetings and walking commutes. The author, Beth Kanter, shares personal insights on the health benefits of walking for creativity, communication, and leadership.
Walking is the work
- 1. Walking Is Work: Don’t Call It A Break Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Blogger, Author, and Speaker June 10, 2014 Nonprofit Bootcamp
- 2. 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 ….
- 3. Beth 399 I Know from Direct Experience Healthy Range >150 Triglycerides: Test Results
- 4. Too Much of This
- 5. And That Too …
- 6. Made A Commitment To Walk and Eat Better
- 7. Dashboard To Collect Data Connected To Goals
- 10. Where do you find the time in your day?
- 11. Walking is Work Don’t Call It A Break!
- 12. Walking: The Killer App for Creativity and Problem Solving
- 13. 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
- 15. 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
- 16. Walking As Part of Conferences and Workshops
- 17. Nonprofits and Walking Meetings
- 18. 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/
Editor's Notes
- #2: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billy_liar/4518598371/sizes/o/
- #4: Let me tell you a personal story about why I’m so excited about the power of data to inspire change, leading to better outcomes. Six months, I went into my doctor for my annual check up and got some test results back … My Tryglycerides were If you know these numbers .. You know that less than 150 is the healthy range to avoid heart disease …
- #5: https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcopolis/8489053357/sizes/o/
- #7: I needed better data and I needed to collect and analyze it in a faster cycle to make better decisions .. So, I got a FitBit
- #8: I set some goals around walking 10,000 steps, a daily calorie deficit based on eating more healthy foods, and more active minutes
- #10: http://markgetshealthy.com/blog/ I’m not the only one of my friends trying to get healthy …
- #11: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/2581218229/sizes/o/
- #13: I have cut out non-productive work time where I sit at my desk and can’t concentrate! I have incorporated mini-breaks to walk in the middle of the day help me think and digest when I am writing or thinking through a problem for a client. Also, if I’m on calls I do them while walking around. I have gotten good at taking notes while I walk. I’ve also replaced networking requests for “coffee” for “walking meetings.” It isn’t about making the time or thinking about physical activity or movement as a separate exercise time, but something that is integrated into your life – including work time. –
- #14: The benefits of walking to “clear your brain” or build relationships is not a new leadership technique. As Louis Sullivan, HHS Secretary in 1989-93 and famous for walking meetings, notes in an HBR blog post ”For me, walking has proved to be a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle, while facilitating my communications skills and leadership efforts.“ - I have cut out non-productive work time where I sit at my desk and can’t concentrate! I have incorporated mini-breaks to walk in the middle of the day help me think and digest when I am writing or thinking through a problem for a client. Also, if I’m on calls I do them while walking around. I have gotten good at taking notes while I walk. I’ve also replaced networking requests for “coffee” for “walking meetings.” It isn’t about making the time or thinking about physical activity or movement as a separate exercise time, but something that is integrated into your life – including work time. –
- #16: I have cut out non-productive work time where I sit at my desk and can’t concentrate! I have incorporated mini-breaks to walk in the middle of the day help me think and digest when I am writing or thinking through a problem for a client. Also, if I’m on calls I do them while walking around. I have gotten good at taking notes while I walk. I’ve also replaced networking requests for “coffee” for “walking meetings.” It isn’t about making the time or thinking about physical activity or movement as a separate exercise time, but something that is integrated into your life – including work time. –