The perfect lunch break? It should last at least 75 minutes

    The perfect lunch break? It should last at least 75 minutes

    How long should your lunch break take to recharge your batteries and get back to being productive and focused? At least 75 minutes as suggested by some British MEPs in reference to the necessary break time in schools. But even at work, an adequate break would improve performance



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    How long should your lunch break take to recharge your batteries and get back to being productive and focused? At least 75 minutes as suggested by some British MEPs in reference to the necessary break time in schools. But even at work, an adequate break would improve performance



    Seventy-five minutes, or an hour and a quarter a day. So long should the lunch break of school pupils last according to the English parliamentarians who, in their report on a healthy and fit childhood presented yesterday, criticized the cuts made to the break time of children in schools, eroded more and more, so much to be even eliminated in some schools. On the other hand, the inactivity time away from the classroom, especially if in the open air, would be fundamental for the health and physical fitness of the pupils. Hence the proposal to establish by law a legal right to a 75-minute break every day. Hence the proposal to extend this right to adults to make them healthier, happier and more productive.

    As several researches show, even for workers a slightly longer break than the canonical would now lead to benefits such as increased productivity, a decrease in stress and sleep problems for employees. In addition to the opportunity to establish social relations between colleagues.

    Other studies had already confirmed that even taking short breaks, especially if you work in front of the computer, every 20-40 minutes, significantly reduces physical pain, especially those in the neck and shoulders.

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    This is because our concentration has been shown to drop physiologically throughout the day. So if around 11 we reach the peak of productivity, at 16 there is a drop in attention and taking the right break time can represent the best recharge. Provided you use it in the right way, to chat with colleagues, to doze off for a few minutes or go for a walk. Certainly diving into social networks is not the solution to make the brain escape, quite the contrary.



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