Instant Recess

Children look forward to recess breaks in school everyday. Wouldn't it be great if adults could take a recess break too?

Instant Recess was created by the late Dr. Toni Yancey, professor at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health, Co-Director of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, and board member of the Public Health Institute and the Partnership for a Healthier America. She created "Instant Recess" – tools that inspire people of all ages to move and be active 10 minutes at a time.

Get your organization moving with these ideas:

• Take a 10-minute activity break at a scheduled time everyday at your workplace or any place where people gather for an hour or more. It can be structured activity (like Instant Recess) or just a brisk walk.
• For every hour that you sit to perform your job or a task, stand for at least two minutes during that hour. (You burn 33% more calories when standing instead of sitting.)
• Make standing ovations vs. sitting and clapping, the standard way to show appreciation for speakers, etc.
• Link networked computers to printers a short walk away from work or study spaces.
• Replace some conference and desk chairs with stability balls.
• If you are a presenter, in charge of meetings, a classroom teacher, etc. – structure time to include activity/standing breaks.

Instant Recess videos to get you movin'!

Cultural

• Gospel Instant Recess Break
• Moving with Tradition
• The African Dance Lift Off!

Kids

• Instant Recess Break with Allen Rossum

Recapturing Recess

• Recapturing Recess

Sports Theme

• FriarFit
• Instant Recess - Football
• Sparking in Motion (10-minute version)
• SPARKing Motion

Celebrating Success!

I set my phone to remind me to move every hour and kept weights at my desk for quick 5-minute workouts and during breaks.
— Grant County