Tag: exercise

Safety
Skanska incorporates stretching, light exercise into toolbox talks, sees huge decrease in worker injuries
With one senior vice president saying the program, “has become a team sport,” for the company, construction giant Skanska USA’s Stretch & Flex program has proven to be much more than an agreeable way for employees to start the day. According to a report from The Tampa Tribune, in the last year, the company’s Northeast team […]
July 1, 2015
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Roadbuilding
Squats for Train Tickets
Need a train ticket but don’t have any cash on you?  Just squat for it. [youtube ojo9M1cPSPI nolink] In exchange for knocking out 30 squats, you can score a free subway ticket – worth about a buck – at Russia’s Vystavochnaya station, west of Moscow, according to a Wired report. Why the free fare? The […]
November 19, 2013
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Business
Construction crews see less injuries thanks to stretching
Stretches and balancing exercises are the farthest thing from the minds of most guys when they show up to the jobsite. But for a crew in Washington state, they’ve become part of their morning routine. About 2 1/2 years ago, the Sellen Construction Company began encouraging its sub-contractors to stretch at the beginning of each […]
January 22, 2013
Technology
Stress management not one-size-fits-all
How anxious do you feel? While reading an article linking stress to premature aging, it occurred to me that I really don’t know many people who don’t suffer from stress on some level. Although I found short-term stress can have some slight benefits (I had no idea), I found, not surprisingly, that intense stress over […]
July 19, 2012
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