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Researchers are trying to better understand how offices and workspaces influence people's performance, behavior and health during the course of weeks and over long periods of time.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ability to provide informed consent
• Must be adults between the ages of 18 and 60
• Ability to relocate to the Well Living Lab for 9 consecutive weeks
• Full-time Mayo Clinic employees (35+ hours per week)
• Report working a sedentary job (e.g., sit for >= 50% of their work time).
• Have a working mobile phone that can receive text messages
• Must be present for 80% of the study (minimum of 4 days per week)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who are shift-workers
• Individuals diagnosed with vascular diseases (i.e., Raynaud's disease, peripheral artery disease, etc.)
• Individuals with diagnosed neurological and psychiatric disorders that may have physical limitations
• Drug (illegal or prescription narcotic), nicotine, or alcohol dependency
• Women who are lactating, pregnant or intend to become pregnant during the duration of the study
• Individuals who are taking medications (either prescribed or over-the-counter) which may affect comfort levels (e.g., opiate based medications)
• Working in occupation requiring standing/stepping >50% of work time
• Report < 1 year at current job
• Hospitalization from either a physical or mental disorder in the past six months
• History of cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, neurological, or orthopedic limitations that would prohibit occupational physical activity (e.g., standing, stepping, etc.)