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CBC Podcast on How Standing and Movement Improve Productivity.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/programs/ottawamorning/standing-desks-1.3607061

10/18/2016

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Let's Make Our Day HarderĀ 

7/24/2015

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This entertaining presentation by Dr. Mike Evans looks at how technology and convenience may have made our modern lives a bit too easy, and gives some great ideas for helping us to 'make our days a bit more difficult'. 
 (click here to download, or click the image to view on YouTube)
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The Perils of Sitting....CBC Podcast

11/8/2014

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Here's a terrific article and podcast from CBC's "The Current" about the latest research concerning the dangers of too much sitting in office situations, and some of the measures being used to alleviate them.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/sitting-too-long-is-making-us-sick-how-to-combat-sitting-disease-sept-24-2013-1.1868071?autoplay=true
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How Sitting Is Killing Us!

11/8/2014

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Another fun look at sitting vs. standing

11/8/2014

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Fun with Standing Desks

11/8/2014

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Who would have thought working at the office could be this much fun?
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Dr. Levine: How Your Chair Is Killing You

11/8/2014

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 In today’s chair-based world, sitting has become the new smoking. Dr. Levine argues that the heart of the problem is the way our modern world forces us to sit in nearly every aspect of our lives. Drawing on decades of research conducted in his Mayo Clinic lab, Dr. Levine will reveal the effects sitting has on our bodies and minds and more.
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Got A Meeting? Take A Walk!

11/7/2014

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This Ted Talk by Nilofer Merchant gives a nice candid personal history of her experience making the switch to walking meetings.
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~ A Simple Game-Changer ~

11/7/2014

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Here's a terrific YouTube presentation summarizing the dangers of too much sitting in our lives, and providing some great inspiration for change.  
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