Talk about your alternative workplaces.
Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic has eliminated cubes from his group’s office and created workplaces combining a treadmill, monitor and keyboard. Employees walk at 1 mph while they go about their business.
According to USA Today: “That speed is slow enough to avoid breaking a sweat but fast enough to burn an extra 100 calories per hour, or 1,000 a day, given his average 10-hour workdays, Levine said.”
He also carpeted the perimeter of the group’s 5,000-square-foot facility so employees can hold meetings and discussions while walking laps instead of sitting at a conference table.
And, our favorite: “And while they [employees] were at it, they used black tape to mark a hockey net on the wall behind Levine’s treadmill so they can fire lightweight plastic pucks at the goal while talking to him.”
Via USA Today
