Want To Improve Office Productivity? Try A Walking Meeting

1. It Breaks Down Business Hierarchy

Every employer likes to think they’re relatable enough for employers to come to them with a problem. But if you really want to be more approachable to your employees? Get them out from behind a table! Senior product developer David Haimes revealed that side-by-side walking breaks down an “organisational hierarchy,” allowing employers and employees to mingle freely. This makes the opportunity to approach another member of staff much less daunting than if you’re trying to make your point across a fluorescently lit boardroom table packed with your superiors.
 

2. It Improves Communication

You know the feeling when you’re sat in a stuffy meeting room, and there’s nothing you want more than to look at all the texts you can feel buzzing in your pocket? Or, perhaps you’re too busy concentrating on what you’re going to have for dinner that night, and you completely miss what your boss just said. Well, you don’t get that with walking meetings. According to neuroscientist Andrew Tate, instead of being stuck round a table, a brisk walk with your team increases bloodflow to your brain, “help[ing] to express ideas more fluently and helps you communicate with co-workers.”

3. It Has A Number Of Health Benefits

If the phrase ‘sitting is the new smoking’ wasn’t enough to put the fear of God into you, there are plenty of other serious health issues that come with sitting all day. A recent review of 43 studies analysing the correlation between daily activity and cancer rates discovered that those who sat longer during the day had a 24% greater risk of developing colon cancer, 21% higher risk of developing lung cancer, and 32% higher risk of endometrial cancer in women. See – now a little walk in the rain doesn’t seem so bad.