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Less sitting still and more movement: It's easier than you think!

Here you will find numerous tips and strategies to break your routines.

BREAKING ROUTINES

People are creatures of habit. Chiara from the Leicht Bewegt subproject also notices this again and again when she talks about sitting behaviors that pose a risk to health. This is where the Heidelberg Competence Training comes in: Daniel and Wolfgang explain in video format methods for breaking bad habits to achieve your personal health…

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MY JOB IS QUITE NEAT

NEAT is the abbreviation for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. It refers to all the physical activities people do in their daily lives that increase energy expenditure – from playing guitar to going shopping to shoveling snow. The dictionary has translations for the adjective “neat” that include ” classy, super, smart, dexterous, nimble.” Wouldn’t it be neat…

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INACTIVITY ALARM IN ONLINE MEETINGS

Chiara hears more and more often that long online meetings result in people sitting in front of their screens for hours. Thanks to contact restrictions, entire meeting marathons take place without anyone moving even a millimeter from the spot. But this is not only tiring, it also damages the musculoskeletal system and metabolism. How can…

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EVERYTHING ERGONOMIC IN THE (HOME)OFFICE?

Susanne regularly catches herself and others with their backs crooked over their desks. We all know that this is bad for our health, but we tend to ignore it. Ergonomic office furniture is one solution, but what is important when buying it and how can you work ergonomically in your home office? Ergonomic furniture is…

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STAY ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS

At the turn of the year, we get it out again: the list with all the goals we haven’t achieved. In a short video, Wolfgang Knörzer from the Heidelberg Competence Training explains how to achieve your goals and avoid obstacles along the way. Behavior change is a tricky thing. Who doesn’t know them, for example,…

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HOME OFFICE MOVES

75% of our office time is spent sitting, much to the detriment of our health. The fact that the coronavirus is driving large parts of the population into the home office also offers opportunities. Chiara advocates breaking out of old routines and without further ado starts a #HomeOfficeChallenge for the TRANSFER TOGETHER team. COVID-19 is…

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WORK MORE EASILY THROUGH LIGHT MOVEMENT

Chiara is convinced that we would be better off if the working world allowed more freedom of movement – and even consults Nietzsche for this. Working people know what it’s like: meetings that go on forever, inner restlessness, and ever-dwindling concentration. Meetings in which you eventually start to slide back and forth on the chair…

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WORLD HEALTH DAY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH

Under the motto “Climate Change and Health”, the WHO is celebrating this year’s World Health Day on April 7. Our new team member Hannah asks how exercise and climate change are connected and whether we can even make a small contribution to climate protection with the Leicht Bewegt program. Climate change is having an increasingly…

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SITTING IS (NOT) A PIECE OF CAKE

Prolonged, uninterrupted sitting is still a little-known risk factor that promotes the development of diabetes. However, especially in times of home offices, hour-long online meetings, and limited sports opportunities, you should keep an eye on your sitting behavior. In this blog post, Chiara reflects on how you can already strengthen your health with light everyday…

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Our Podcast

Moving lightly: Why we should stand more again

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Would you like to bring more dynamism into your team’s everyday work? Our program “Leicht bewegt” might be right for you. In this episode Chiara talks about the program, its implementation and about the positive effects of light movement throughout your workday.