News: Breaks During the Workday Help Employees "Reboot"

Frequent breaks throughout the workday help employees increase productivity, stamina, and wellbeing, according to a new study out of Texas’s Baylor University.

In fact, it might even help your aches and pains, like headaches and low back pain, that accompany extended periods of sitting in front of a computer screen.

Unlike cellphones, people “have to charge more frequently before we deplete all the way,” says the study author.  The breaks provide the most benefits when they’re taken regularly, and after a significant amount of work has taken place – taking a break at 10am after coming in at 9, for instance, isn’t very productive.

The findings might appear self-evident, but federal law doesn't require employers to offer coffee breaks, or even time for lunch.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us News: Breaks During the Workday Help Employees “Reboot” Frequent breaks throughout the workday help employees increase productivity, stamina, and wellbeing, according to a new study out of Texas’s Baylor University. In fact, it might even help your aches and pains, like headaches and low back pain, that accompany extended periods of sitting in front of a computer screen. Unlike cellphones, people “have to charge more frequently before we deplete all the way,” says the study author.  The breaks provide the most benefits when they’re taken regularly, and after a significant amount of work has taken place – taking a break at 10am after coming in at 9, for instance, isn’t very productive. The findings might appear self-evident, but federal law doesn't require employers to offer coffee breaks, or even time for lunch. Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health Quiz: Are You at Risk for Job Burnout? READ NOW 5 Things You Should Do at Lunch to Have a Better Day    READ NOW Yes, You Can Spend Your Breaks Meditating – Here’s How    READ NOW How to Outsmart Workplace Diet Sabotage    READ NOW Trending Now • 6 Drugs People Use in Psychedelic Therapy • Is Green Coffee Extract Really Great at Fat Burning? • 6 Tips for Eating Clean With Kids • Bugs Are the New Superfood, Get Used to It • How to Have the Best Night’s Sleep of Your Life • 11 Things You Might Not Know About Sickle Cell Anemia • How to “Energetically” Communicate With Kids Who Have ADD Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.