more saving the world- an idea this time!

I believe we should institute recess not just all the way through school, k-12, but in the workplace. Everyone should be STRONGLY encouraged to go outside, and play equipment should be provided. This would:

Improve health by fighting obesity and encouraging fitness, thereby reducing medical insurance costs

Make people less irritable and depressed by getting them out from under fluorescent lights and into the sunshine

Give people an outlet for stress, which would lead to reduced workplace conflicts, better mental health, and better health overall

Give people a sense of perspective- doesn't it always seem like things fall into place when you've a got sky over your head?

I'm willing to bet the increased efficiency would more than make up for the lost worktime, and if we could prove it, businesses would want to take advantage of it. Admittedly, this looks kind of trivial when you compare it to the problems of bad workplace safety and insufficient wages, and then to the exploitation of illegal immigrants. But I think it's still an idea with some merit. Some countries have a headstart on it, with long lunch hours that allow for a little R&R in the middle of the day. People are too fucking serious about adulthood, and our supression of physical play and casual interaction is killing us.

Everyone would laugh at this idea, but if there were a way to scientifically test it out and see if it really did improve health and efficiency, and we found that it did, maybe people would sit up and take notice.

(I also posted this in my livejournal.) Please give me your thoughts, shoot it full of holes, whatever!