The Do’s and Don’ts of Long Hours of Sitting at your Workplace

Despite these they might sound to be very awful statistics nevertheless there are measures to adapted with a view of eradicating such factors and return to a sedentary life style with exercise and maintenance of ones health at the office. Although these may sound like grim statistics nevertheless there are things you can do going back to a sedentary lifestyle to negate those factors and maintain your health in the office. Here are some tips:

Get Up and Move Regularly

Schedule a reminder of 30-60 minutes or an hour at the most to get up and move around the office. Studying has also shown that even a short walk of 2-3 minutes may reduce muscle stiffness and increase blood flow. Think you could possibly get up from your desk and actually go to someone’s office and tell them the information instead. Also, you’d better take a walk outside during your lunch break too.

Do Desk Exercises

Sitting at the computer there are numerous small movements you need to perform in order to get a workout. Some of the techniques include; Shoulder rolls, Seated marches, Neck stretches and finally Ankle circles will assist you to avoid stiffness and tension. Make sure to have resistance bands or small weights at your workplace to also perform strength training.

Improve Your Posture

Unfortunately some of these things include; Ensure that your chair, keyboard, monitor height and other ergonomics in your workstation are properly set to ensure that you maintain good working postures. This helps to reduce stress of things such as rounding that may cause back, neck, and shoulder pain over time. Otherwise, make small corrections of posture at intervals.

Hydrate Well

Get enough water and avoid dehydration because it increases fatigue and headache. Try to have a 2 litre water bottle at your desk and take sips from this during the day. Do not consume so much coffee or sodas since they contain substances which will dehydrate you even more.

Eat Healthy Snacks

Stomach rumbles, exhaustion and bad options from the office vending machines mean that temptation triumphs. There are ways on how one can minimize stress and maintain concentration level therefore it is advisable to keep foods such as nuts fruits veggies and yogurt around. And this inn help you to replenish and keep feed during long till at work.

Incorporate Movement Breaks

If possible do not sit down during your working time, try to attend meetings while walking or take calls while moving from one office to another. During your break make sure to take a walk outside. Purchase a standing desk converter if you can or take every possibility to use a standing desk. Having alerts, and incorporating additional chances to move around goes a long way. The secret is to introduce some movement into an otherwise static day. That’s it, creativity with consistency and that is all it takes – and it will go a long way. It will be one of the best decisions for the wellbeing of your body and your mind.

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