Physical Activity Breaks for the Workplace: Resource Guide

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)
• Description:
  Why is workplace health promotion important for physical activity?
  
  Workplace health promotion continues to grow in America, with 46% of U .S . worksites having some kind of program .1 Employers realize the workplace offers a great way to support and promote health and wellness . More than 156 million full-time workers in the United States spend one-third of their day at the workplace . These employees often spend hours sitting at a desk or in meetings, with little opportunity for physical activity .
  
  The Physical Activity Breaks for the Workplace Resource Guide is designed for all employers, regardless of size or industry type . It provides many resources and ideas to help employees build short (5–10-minute) activity breaks into their workdays .
  
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  Workplace-Physical-Activity-Break-Guide-508.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Exercise Health Promotion Physical Fitness Workplace
• Series:
  Active People, Healthy Nation
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  20 numbered
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/109187/cdc_109187_DS1.pdf
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