Con ference planners ofen overlook the physical need of confwees. They pay attention to the social and the learning needs of adults and then wonder why confmes appear groggy and lethatgic by mid-afternoon.
This article discuses a pilot study in which 82 conferees participated in a n weriment to examine the effects of an exercise break during a conference.
The resulb from the study shed light on the kinds of exerches that might be conducive to conference settings. Confmes who participated in the exercke qressedfeelings of [email protected] and exhilaration. They a k o p r e f m d mik4 short exercke breaks rather than prolonged activities.
ersons attending conferences often complain P about feeling drowsy, lethargic and drained of all energy by mid-morning. Being active people who are usually bombarded with stimuli throughout their busy workdays, they question why they feel zapped of all energy during conferences. This question not only perplexes conference attendees but also frustrates continuing educators who attempt to plan and conduct stimulating conferences. This article discusses a pioneer study that examined this issue by looking at the extent to which conferences satisfjr the physical needs of adults.
For years adult educators attended to adult cognitive needs and affective needs, but little attention went to that ever-present need to move our bodies. Conferences by their very nature are in sedentary settings, offering long hours of 0 1986 by The Regents of the University of California