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Work Gyms: All the Benefits of a Workplace in the Comfort of Your Own Home

遠距工作效率低？工作健身房來幫你！

精英翻譯社轉自https://www.ivy.com.tw/newsLetter/analysis_cont/2021052815132175132

Because of the global coronavirus pandemic, many people worldwide are now being forced to work from home. Working remotely can have many benefits, such as the ability to structure one’s day to fit one’s needs. However, there are two major disadvantages in regards to working from home. First, many people miss the social aspect of being in a workplace. Second, some have trouble setting their own deadlines and motivating themselves to work when no one is around to hold them accountable.

由於全球新冠病毒大流行，如今世界各地許多人都被迫在家工作。遠距工作有諸多益處，像是可以安排自己的一天以符合個人需求。不過在家工作有兩大缺點。首先，許多人會想念身處職場的社會層面。再者，當沒有人在一旁追究他們的責任時，有些人就會難以設定自己的截止期限，也很難激勵自己去工作。

Given these drawbacks, the current situation created by the pandemic has led to a surge in the popularity of so-called work gyms. Work gyms are online platforms that enable their users to work within virtual communities. The idea is that while you work from home, you keep your webcam turned on so that others in your community can see what you are doing. This setup has proven effective in recreating the feeling of being in a workplace, where workers tend to feel responsible for completing their daily tasks not for themselves but for being part of a collective. Furthermore, work gyms provide structure for their users. Two popular work gyms are Ultraworking and Caveday. On Ultraworking, work periods are led by a moderator and divided into 30-minute work sessions followed by 10-minute breaks that allow users to interact with one another. Caveday sets work periods of up to 52 minutes that are also followed by breaks, during which users are guided inperforming breathing and stretching exercises.

基於這些缺點，因疫情造成的當前形勢導致了所謂工作健身房的人氣激增。工作健身房是能讓用戶在虛擬社群中工作的線上平臺。這個概念是，當你在家工作時，保持網路攝影機開啟，這樣在你社群的其他人就能看到你正在做什麼。這種安排已證實能有效再現身處職場的感覺，上班族在職場上往往會覺得自己有責任要完成日常任務，不是為了自己本身，而是因為他們是群體的一部分。此外，工作健身房為其用戶提供周密的安排。Ultraworking 及 Caveday 是兩個熱門的工作健身房。在 Ultraworking，工作時間會由一位主持人來主導，並分成數個三十分鐘的工作時段，每個時段後有十分鐘的休息時間，讓用戶可以彼此互動。Caveday 的工作時段設定可多達五十二分鐘，之後也會有休息時間，在此期間會帶著用戶做呼吸和伸展運動。

Work gyms have, in fact, been around for several years but have become increasingly popular since March 2020. In the past year, these platforms have proven to be useful not only in helping people stay motivated to work at home but also in alleviating social isolation for millions around the world.

事實上，工作健身房已存在多年，不過它是從 2020 年三月起才變得越來越流行。過去這一年來，這些平臺已證實不僅有助於人們在家工作時能維持積極主動，同時也能減輕全世界數百萬人與社會隔離的感覺。