This document discusses integrating walking into work meetings and daily routines. It notes that sitting for long periods is unhealthy and walking can increase creativity and problem solving. Some suggestions include replacing stationary meetings with walking meetings, taking walking breaks during the day, and incorporating walking into conferences. Tips are provided for planning and facilitating productive walking meetings, such as choosing outdoor settings when possible and planning routes with stopping points. Tracking steps with a wearable device can help encourage walking more at work.

1. Walking As Part of Work Meetings:
Don’t Call It A Break
Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Blogger, Author, and Speaker
Guidestar Webinar
Feb. 12, 2015

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 ….
Sitting increases risk
of death up to 40%

3. Beth
399
I Know from Direct Experience
Healthy Range
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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

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Triglycerides: Test Results

10. Where do you
find the time in
your work day?

13. Walking: The Killer App for Creativity and Problem Solving

15. A Long History of Walking At Work
Leaders Put On Their Walking Shoes

16. Aristotle instructed his students while strolling about …

20. ”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

21. Mindset Change: Integrate Walking Into Your Work
• Stop thinking of solo walking as “exercise” it is
a great time to think about challenging work
task
• Recognize when you are not productive sitting
and take a five minute walk around your office,
stretch
• Hack a standing desk
• Incorporate 20-30 minute solo walks during the
day or talk call w/ your mobile phone
• Walking commute to work, if possible or park
far away or get off bus a stop early

22. Standing Desk
Beverly Trayner-Wenger

23. Meeting Type Description
Informal Chats To decide to act on a problem you are facing
1:1 Regularly scheduled check-ins with your
boss or people who report to you
Networking Meeting with a professional colleague for
relationship building
Huddles To offer help or take action on tactical issues
such as scheduling or daily work
Staff Meetings Reporting, decision, planning, scheduling,
updates, brainstorming, etc
Work Session To develop a strategy, process improvement,
or implementation plan
Conference Calls Meetings by phone or online
Changing A Culture of Sitting: Pick One Meeting
Easy place to start: Suggest replacing weekly status updates with supervisors with a
walking meeting. Suggest meeting for a walk instead of coffee for networking meetings.
Switch conference call meetings to your mobile phone and walk or pace

24. Nonprofits and Walking Meetings

25. Walking As Part of Conferences and Workshops

26. Tips for Walking Meetings: Planning
• Purpose
• Agenda
• Note Taking
• Facilitation

27. Tips for Walking Meetings: Actual Meeting
• Use a park or outdoor setting whenever
possible.
• Try holding walking meetings in the afternoon,
when energy levels are lowest.
• Avoid noisy roads or crowded areas.
• Plan a route with some good stopping points.
Plan indoor meetings in the office space in the
event of bad weather.
• Set a goal for walking meetings each week.
Suggest replacing weekly status updates with
supervisors with a walking meeting and build
up to more frequent strolls.
• Track your steps with a wearable device.
• Plot out a few walking routes that work out to
the typical length of company meetings.

28. More about walking at work:
http://www.bethkanter.org/category/walking/
http://www.scoop.it/t/walking-for-work
Friend Me on Fitbit for Walking As Work
Challenges
https://www.fitbit.com/user/288NYK
Reflection
• How can you integrate walking into your work?
• What’s one small step you can take?