{"id":30712,"date":"2012-11-18T22:22:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T16:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=30712"},"modified":"2020-03-30T14:45:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T09:15:20","slug":"energy-pods-power-napping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/11\/energy-pods-power-napping\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Nap Pods: The Secret Way Companies Increase Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Energy nap pods are the new secret tool that top companies are using to increase staff productivity. What do employees need after a busy morning schedule and a heavy lunch &#8211; everyone craves a 20 minute power nap. But do companies allow employees to doze off at work?<\/p>\n<p>It seems companies are realising that power naps help to increase productivity of their staff, and are willing to let them sleep off, as it makes them work better and sharper, not to mention work late hours easily.<\/p>\n<h2>Power Naps at Work<\/h2>\n<p>Although the importance of the nap pod was\u00a0realized\u00a0by several companies years ago, many more employers are\u00a0realizing\u00a0the need to install nap pods, and of course employees welcome the idea, especially those working late hours.\u00a0People have been spotting energy pods at Google offices for quite some time&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30713\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30713 size-full\" title=\"energy-nap-pods\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/energy-nap-pods.jpg\" alt=\"Google energy nap pods\" width=\"385\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/energy-nap-pods.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/energy-nap-pods-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google energy nap pods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Metronaps designs these\u00a0energy pods\u00a0at Google which are power napping pods which allow employees to get deep sleep for a limited time, and wake up more alert to perform better tasks.\u00a0Recently Wesleyan alumni Christopher Lindholst and Arshad Chowdhury, co-founders of MetroNaps &#8211; \u00a0donated these <a href=\"http:\/\/wesleying.org\/2012\/10\/17\/yes-there-are-actually-nap-machines-in-olin-and-scili\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nap machines for their library<\/a>\u00a0also.<\/p>\n<h2>How does the Energy Nap Pod Work?<\/h2>\n<p>EnergyPod reclines the body perfectly, elevates the feet and relaxes the back muscles. The privacy visor can be brought forward for additional privacy. The preprogrammed\u00a0\u00a0one touch i20 feature allows for a perfect 20 minute nap (all the you can increase the time it so desired for more sleep). Deep sleep is aided by special music rhythms for additional relaxation and to eliminate surrounding noise. There are options to use additional headphones if so desired for better noise cancellation. The Nap pod gently wakes the person after the preset sleep time by a gentle combination\u00a0of lights and vibration. See more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-sleep-pods-2010-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">detailed photos<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30714\" title=\"power-nap-energypods\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/power-nap-energypods.jpg\" alt=\"energypods\" width=\"358\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/power-nap-energypods.jpg 358w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/power-nap-energypods-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In fact you will be surprised that there are so many types of\u00a0sleeping pods\u00a0available in the market. Have you ever tried a sleeping pod? Does you company provide nap pods at office?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy nap pods are the new secret tool that top companies are using to increase staff productivity. 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