Choose Your Own Lunchtime Adventure

CHOOSE YOUR OWN Lunchtime Adventure A recent survey by Philadelphia suggests that up to 98% of London workers fail to escape their desks, deadlines, and drudgery for a full hour at lunch. Stuffy offices and boring sandwiches are enough to dampen anyone's day, so why not make the most of your break and come back feeling refreshed and ready to roll? HOW TO PLAY 1 2 3 For each time slot, Do not select more than one colour Enjoy your lunchtime adventure! select one activity. for consecutive timeslots. H EXERCISE REFUEL PRODUCTIVITY RELAX FUN 12.00PM { } DO SOME STRETCHES ESCAPE THE NOISE GRAB A CUPPA BUILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES Return to your youth wit snesfun.com where retro UP SKILLS Download Relax Save coffee for the Sitting at a computer desk all morning is unhealthy. Fight the aches and pains with a few quick stretches, which will also 15 minutes a day can make you a pro at anything. codecademy.com is great resource for Melodies app (free - Android and iOS). A mid-morning/ mid-afternoon when range of peaceful sounds are available SNES games have been faithfully restored to run natural energies are at their lowest, Tea, however, is a great for easing you out of a busy morning. on your PC. For the next generation up, for you to pick and combine, including rain on the roof, wind chimes, and monk chants. Close your learning a new skill, as is knittinghelp.com. The DuoLingo app (free - Android and prepare your body for miniclip.com is also great for flash games. more strenuous lunchtime exercises. iOS) makes languages fun. eyes and let the noise of typing and phones ringing wisp away. 12.15PM EAT AT THE OFFICE Boost 'synergy levels' by 'touching base' with your colleagues. Empower a more 'efficient team-dynamic' as you 'shift paradigm' to the break room. You SET UP A BLOG If you're super nerdy about a niche subject, then you probably have an audience. JOIN A GYM CLASS GO TO THE LIBRARY PLAN Exercise is more fun when it has a focus, Beyond being a home for those archaic THE WEEK What are you going to eat? What and organised classes will encourage you to keep up attendance. Consider exploring Zumba, martial arts, or anything with 'challenge' in the title. leafy things called 'books', libraries are also quiet places ideal for delving into escapist fiction, or just a fresh place to think. Go find shopping needs doing? What's happening this weekend? A plethora of apps exist to facilitate this process, but a pen and a notepad also works. Wordpress.com has everything you need to get blogging for free without any technical expertise. might even make some friends in the process. yourself, dude. 12.30PM L СНOOSE SOMETHING FRESH Pick up fish, avocado, and wholegrain bread to boost your brain BUY SOME THINGS Money can't buy you love, but the buzz of retail therapy might just keep you going till 5pm. Who knows what quirky things the charity shops might GO FOR A PARK RUN DO SOME YOGA Unwind by practising RUN SOME ERRANDS A recent study Free up your evenings by running a few errands. Buy groceries, post letters, call your mother, get your haircut, and cash those damned suggest that 15 minutes of exercise a the ancient Indian art of holding unusual positions. The Yoga.com app (free Android - £2.99 iOS) is a great place to start with video tutorials of all the day might result in living longer. Work in sales? Take a power. Then, treat yourself to dark chocolate and stopwatch. Work in HR? Take a friend. blueberries as these cheques before the bank shuts. have in stock? Ready, Set, Go! are also proven to aid focus. moves, from beginner to expert. 12.45PM zZ PLAY SOME SPORTS Pick a sport, set up a competition, and keep a league table of results. (Unless you're sat on a beanbag in a casual tech start-up - WALK A DOG borrowmydoggy.com provides a platform for anyone (with £9.99 a year) to collaborate with local canines for TAKE A NAP GET CREATIVE LIGHT A BBQ Unleash your inner caveman/woman! If napping at work sounds lame, how about we rename it Become a lunchtime Lowry. Sites like instructables.com Disposable BBQ kits are sold in most 'PowerNappingT"? A short 10-30 minute and drawspace.com should give you all sorts of ideas, but an stress-relieving walkies. Just remember to take a bag for when Rover's been naughty. supermarkets, cheap, and easy to use. Sausages and burgers are a classic but nap can result in a massive boost to your easy start is birthday cards. Make them how about afternoon just frisbee?) veggies can enjoy performance. super personal for free! some tasty grilled halloumi. 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