Sitting still switches off your energy: a few simple movements to switch it back on at the office.
Practise simple movements to stay relaxed, productive, and positive at work. Walk, move, stretch, and try Brain Gym exercises to think more clearly, reduce stress, and boost confidence.
20 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- simple movements to do at your desk to stay relaxed and productive
- Brain Gym exercises — including 'positive points' — for clear thinking and calm
- the evidence for how movement benefits the brain and energy levels
Target audience
Anyone wanting to improve their quality of life and relationships
Learning objectives
- Walk in nature to oxygenate your cells and improve your health.
- Move at your workplace to boost neural connections and access to the neocortex.
- Stretch to release tension in the body and prevent pain.
- Use stimulation of the "positive points" (a Brain Gym movement) to support clear thinking and calm.
Module outline
- Articles
- "Sitting is the new smoking": the dangers of prolonged sitting
- Move to think better
- Expert video“Movements to Stay Positive”9'11An overview of stretches and movements to keep the body relaxed, plus Brain Gym and Chinese energetics exercises to manage stress
- AnchoringA quiz and true/false exercise to explore the topic further and cement what you've learned
- Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
