Got a meeting? Take a walk

Got a meeting? Take a walk

Meetings work better when you’re walking.

We’ve all heard the dangers of sitting for too many hours, and yet we all do it. Author and speaker Nilofer Merchant has a solution: Take all your meetings walking instead of around a conference table. Not only will it make you healthier-she herself walks 20 to 30 miles a week this way-it will help the free flow of ideas.

Nilofer Merchant suggests a small idea that just might have a big impact on your life and health: Next time you have a one-on-one meeting, make it into a “walking meeting” — and let ideas flow while you walk and talk.

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