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Home World Status: 12.07.2026, 18:56 Comments Us on Google follow Smoking and coffee breaks were yesterday: A strict 5-minute rule could revolutionize everyday work for many people, a new study shows. Researchers at Columbia University in New York tested the effect of five-minute walking breaks in everyday life at different intervals (30, 60 or 120 minutes). A large-scale study of over 19,000 participants published in June 2026 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) now provides a clear answer to this question.
Furthermore, After each meeting and each completed task, get up once and walk for five minutes – that is what a doctor from Columbia University advises. Depositphotos/IMAGO A 5-minute break every hour: “Work engagement and productivity improved” Taking a break from exercise every 30 minutes brought the greatest health effects, but was too difficult for many people to implement in real life. “Many participants had difficulty moving so often and did not consider this feasible in the long term, as it interrupted their daily routine too much,” says Keith Diaz of the Frankfurter Rundschau of Ippen.Media. These were still common enough to noticeably improve mood and reduce fatigue, and participants found them realistic and feasible in everyday life. They noticeably improved the mood of the participants – helped them feel happier and decreased negative feelings such as sadness, anger and anxiety. “Exercise breaks also reduced participants’ feelings of fatigue,” says Diaz. He also recommends using transition points in everyday work for exercise: “At the end of each work meeting, take a five-minute walk before you jump into the next task,” he says.
In addition, In the job, employees felt more motivated and efficient by the small movement breaks: “We found that movement breaks did not harm work performance, but that regular movement breaks slightly improved employee engagement and productivity.” Behavioral physicians recommend putting yourself in the office a “motion alarmist”, so smart people move around on the job to be more focused, relaxed and productive. Or if you use ChatGPT or another AI, give it the command to regularly remind you of movement breaks during work, says the scientist.
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Home World Status: 12.07.2026, 18:56 Comments Us on Google follow Smoking and coffee breaks were yesterday: A strict 5-minute rule could revolutionize everyday work for many people, a new study shows.
reliability low1/2 sourcesResearchers at Columbia University in New York tested the effect of five-minute walking breaks in everyday life at different intervals (30, 60 or 120 minutes).
reliability low1/2 sourcesA large-scale study of over 19,000 participants published in June 2026 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) now provides a clear answer to this question.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAfter each meeting and each completed task, get up once and walk for five minutes – that is what a doctor from Columbia University advises. Depositphotos/IMAGO A 5-minute break every hour: “Work engagement and productivity improved” Taking a break from exercise every 30 minutes brought the greatest health effects, but was too difficult for many people to implement in real life. “Many participants had difficulty moving so often and did not consider this feasible in the long term, as it interrupted their daily routine too much,” says Keith Diaz of the Frankfurter Rundschau of Ippen.Media.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThese were still common enough to noticeably improve mood and reduce fatigue, and participants found them realistic and feasible in everyday life. They noticeably improved the mood of the participants – helped them feel happier and decreased negative feelings such as sadness, anger and anxiety. “Exercise breaks also reduced participants’ feelings of fatigue,” says Diaz.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHe also recommends using transition points in everyday work for exercise: “At the end of each work meeting, take a five-minute walk before you jump into the next task,” he says.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn the job, employees felt more motivated and efficient by the small movement breaks: “We found that movement breaks did not harm work performance, but that regular movement breaks slightly improved employee engagement and productivity.” Behavioral physicians recommend putting yourself in the office a “motion alarmist”, so smart people move around on the job to be more focused, relaxed and productive.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOr if you use ChatGPT or another AI, give it the command to regularly remind you of movement breaks during work, says the scientist.
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