Partner Article

12 World Records you can break in your lunch hour

Most of us use our lunch breaks to grab something to eat, gossip with our colleagues and catch up with the news.

But according to a survey by BUPA in 2011, 30% of employees don’t take lunch breaks at all.

A 20 minute rest-period is not only required by law (Outlined by the 1993 Working Time Regulations), is it also recommended by experts who claim that a break can boost productivity.

Researchers even claim that allowing the mind to wander is an essential part of the creative thinking process, and that breaks should be encourage by employers.

Despite this, BUPA also revealed that more than a third of employees felt pressure from their bosses to skip lunch altogether and keep working.

But what do you think?

We, at ChairOffice, believe that overworked staff are no good to anyone, and encourage creativity and lunch breaks for all. They can even be used for team building and group activities, strengthening inter-communications and productivity.

So, with that in mind, we’re presenting you with the ultimate challenge to try in your lunch hour this week – to break a world record!

Okay, so you won’t actually officially break any world records without contacting Guinness World Records first, but you can achieve office victory by eating more than 6 doughnuts in 3 minutes….WITHOUT licking your lips!

To the left are 12 World Records for you to try:

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by ChairOffice .