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Yes, you read the title right. Working out at the office helps you save time and avoid the temptations of your home. Some studies even suggest that exercising at the office can boost professional performance.
Here are 5 reasons from Entrepreneur Magazine to start exercising at the office:
- Exercise is beneficial, but only short-term – a study found that while working out has a multitude of benefits, the benefits are short term. The study found that working out caused an immediate spike in the subject’s mental and physical health, but by the next day they were back to square one. To get the productivity-boosting benefits of working out you should leave as small of a gap as possible between exercising and getting back to work.
- Exercise boosts teamwork – teams can feel the benefits of being more active throughout the workday. On days when subjects exercised the subjects felt more tolerant and positive towards colleagues, thereby improving workplace relationships.
- You don’t have to overdo it – you don’t need to run a marathon before you work in order to get the benefits. Something as simple as going for a walk during lunch is an effective performance booster.
- You don’t need to leave your desk to exercise – you might have heard of desk treadmills being the biggest trend for exercising at work. If your company will invest in one, that is great. In the event that your company won’t foot the bill, click this link for some “Deskercises.”
- On-site exercises even helps those who work on their feet – even professions that require people to be on their feet all day (hairdressers, nurses, and cashiers for example) can benefit from a few targeted exercises. Some companies even hire athletic trainers to develop exercise routines for their employees.
Working out while you are at work has huge benefits for productivity, collaboration, and mood. The best part about it? It’s easy for any company to implement.