What is it about?
Results show that engaging in physical activities like running, cycling, walking, lifting weights, or yoga in the morning is beneficial for your workday experience and well-being. When people exercise before work, they approach their work tasks on this day more strongly as a challenge to conquer and they see fewer threatening aspects in their work. This, in turn, leads to more energy during work, more absorption in the work tasks, and less exhaustion at the end of the workday.
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Why is it important?
Traditional thinking has emphasized exercise as a post-work recovery tool. But this study shakes things up, suggesting that morning exercise can profoundly affect our workday experience. Instead of just helping us unwind, it can shift our perspective and enhance our well-being throughout the workday.
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This page is a summary of: Running toward my challenges: Day-level effects of physical activity before work on appraisal of the upcoming workday and employee well-being., Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, August 2023, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000360.
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