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Does wearing casual clothing to work encourage more physical activity in the workplace? Are men and women equally affected by how they dress? Recent research addressed these questions. Researchers recruited 106 individuals, including men and women, who worked in a variety of fields, some of whom wore formal business attire at work and others who dressed casually. The participants volunteered to wear a pedometer (a device that counts the number of steps a person takes based on their movements) and their steps were totalled at the end of each day. Participants also volunteered to send a picture of their work attire so that researchers could assess if they dressed casually or formally. At the end of two weeks, the results were clear: Physical activity in the workplace was higher for workers who wore casual clothing than for those who dressed formally. There was an 8% increase in physical activity or an extra 491 steps for those who were dressed casually. Interestingly, researchers found men and women had the same number of extra steps if they wore causal clothes as compared to if they dressed formally. The researchers urged employers to loosen up their dress code to help employees be more active because, "when it comes to physical activity, every little bit counts."