Knowledge & Inspiration
Here we have gathered inspiration, facts and research for workplaces and learning environments. We highlight in particular scientific reports and articles but also tips on how to create well-being and how to design offices and classrooms that promote movement, flexibility and a healthy environment .
There is a lot of talk about children and young people sitting too much and needing more movement. That it is good for student health and brain health, for concentration and performance. How does physical activity, and its opposite inactivity, affect the body and brain? And how does an active classroom work?
Tell us about current research that you think we should highlight!
Every second employee has a sedentary job
Almost every second employee, 48%, has a sedentary job. Women are significantly more vulnerable than men, according to a survey of nearly 30,000 employees in workplaces across the country by the occupational health service Avonova. Read more here!
Innovation Day 2019
Tuesday was the start-up meeting for the project. Innovation Day 2019 and the assignment was presented to Alströmergymnasiet's students who are currently studying the Technology Program/Design and Product Development in year 2. The idea of the project is to involve...
Global trend, decrease in physical activity from 2001-2016
A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that a quarter of the world's population, 1.4 billion people, are not moving enough. The study is based on self-reported data from 358 studies in 168 countries, involving 1.9 million people and has been published in...
Young adults sit more than 80-year-olds
According to the population survey Liv och Hälsa, carried out in cooperation between the regions/county councils of Uppsala, Sörmland, Västmanland, Värmland and Örebro counties (CDUST region), young adults are more sedentary than 80-year-olds. The survey, conducted...
How dangerous your sitting is for your brain
It is probably not news to most people that sitting too much is not very healthy. But a new study shows how dangerous it actually is for brain health and that it cannot be 'compensated' with extra exercise. Thus, the authors of the study argue that it is not only wise...
