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Naps awaken productivity
Employers seek health, work benefits in midday rest
By Teresa M. McAleavy McClatchy Newspapers
Article Last Updated: 05/13/2007 09:02:48 PM MDT
Hackensack, N.J. - For Mike Vago, the only thing missing was the milk and cookies. It's not the Jersey City, N.J., resident didn't appreciate what his boss was offering. It's more that the 31-year-old art coordinator for Workman Publishing Co. couldn't help but recall the midday routine of his preschool days as he picked up his yoga mat and headed for the Manhattan company's nap area for a snooze. "I found myself feeling a little guilt because, hey, I just napped at work," said Vago, whose 1-year-old son tends to keep him up at night. "So I really got right back to work." Because of the costs associated with energy lulls that many 9-to-5ers experience in the afternoon, some employers are embracing the idea Workman is testing: letting workers nap at work.

The Research
Read the research behind this story in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine v.1 (January 2007) pp. 1-10.