Acute aerobic exercise: an intervention for the selective visual attention and reading comprehension of low-income adolescents
Exercise improves your attention and comprehension abilities.
Warm Down
Challenge and hindrance demands in relation to self-reported job performance and the role of restoration, sleep quality, and affective rumination
There is a strong positive relationship between the restorative properties of off-job activities and an employee’s work performance.
Tossing and turning – insomnia in relation to occupational stress, rumination,
fatigue, and well-being
This study showed strong relations between sleep quality, occupational stress, fatigue, perseverative cognitions, and work motivation, which support effort-recovery theory.
Assessing the effect of a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)-based workshop on work-related rumination, fatigue, and sleep
Results of this study showed that participants who took part in a 1 day CBT workshop reported significantly lower levels of affective rumination and chronic fatigue at follow-up in comparison with individuals who did not attend the workshop.
The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature
Spending as little as 30 minutes in nature can improve your short term memory by as much as 20%, reduce mental fatigue and improve focus.
Minimum Time Dose in Nature to Positively Impact the Mental Health of College-Aged Students, and How to Measure It: A Scoping Review
Spending as little as 10 minutes in a green or nature-filled setting reduced the effects of physical and mental stress.
Type and the always on culture
Being part of the always-on culture leads to higher stress levels, greater conflict, more distractions, and increased difficulty focusing.
BITC Report: Your job can be good for you
55% of workers feel they can’t switch off from work (e.g. they feel pressure to check work emails or calls outside working hours).
Recovery, work engagement, and proactive behaviour
Individuals who feel that they sufficiently recover during leisure time experience a higher level of work engagement during the subsequent work day.
This high level of work engagement in turn helps them in taking initiative and pursuing learning goals.
Recovery during Lunch Breaks: Testing Long-Term Relations with Energy Levels at Work
Recovering from work stress can restore energy and mental resources and decrease the development of fatigue, sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease.