Timothy McBride, PhD
Timothy McBride, PhD, associate dean for public health, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Wouldn’t you love to find a way to simultaneously boost personal health and work productivity? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis suggest one approach that is surprisingly simple and economical — schedule “Meetings on the Move” whenever possible, to walk and talk business at the same time. Whether it is an occasional hour-long stroll to brainstorm ideas or a regularly scheduled 15-minute daily update, blending discussion with exercise brings many benefits, both individually and corporately. It’s a straightforward strategy to help you and your coworkers — or committee members — break free of tedious routine and add a burst of energy and creativity to the workday.
Meetings on the Move is an idea that came from Timothy McBride, PhD, the associate dean for public health and his colleague, professor Debra Haire-Joshu, both at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. McBride began promoting the concept last spring, encouraging workplaces to add Meetings on the Move to their agenda as an easy and inexpensive way to improve both the bottom line and employee health and well-being. By moving while you meet you can…
To make the most of your Meetings on the Move, Dr. McBride recommends…
While Meetings on the Move are no substitute for a regular exercise program, they’re an easy way to break up the monotony of an ordinary workday. And the idea doesn’t have to stay at the office — it can be applied just as easily and productively to a catch-up with a spouse, a discussion with a contractor or even a committee meeting for your volunteer work.