Be Healthy Even If Your Work Makes You Sit All Day

Everyone wants to live long, that makes health in the workplace an important topic. It gets really difficult when one sits in front of the computer for hours everyday. Despite sitting for that long may be stressful, there are tips for one to make it even better. It's really common, especially when it is a white collar job - since most white collar jobs comes with a desk. It even gets more discouraging when one has so much work to do, mails from clients, deadlines to meet, and some other tough jobs. Today, we'll be looking out for ways to still live a healthy life despite this challenge.

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The Kind Of Desk You Use

Sitting for long is definitely unhealthy, the kind of desk you use matters. The best to use is the adjustable desks. With adjustable desks one can stretch body parts which will help, to reduce stress. Even exercises cannot fully undo the effects of sitting for long, so one has to be very careful.

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The Way You Use Your Computer

Most companies still use monitors, when you sit too close to it, it damages the eyes over time. Even for short time, it could even make the eyes stressed out, or cause a headache. The position of the monitor matters a lot, one has to be cautious while adjusting it. Same applies to those who use laptop all day, they all radiate rays that may be harmful the eyes.

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####The Chair You Use & Exercise You Could Do
The kind of posture you sit matters a lot, it's not just for you to feel comfortable but to also consider you health. Since you will be sitting I that position for long. There are quite a number of yoga exercises you can do while sitting on a chair. Ranging from easy ones to difficult ones. To have to make up your mind and do something.

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A Well Defined Posture

Like it was said earlier, posture actually matters. The flow of blood in the body could be hindered by a bad posture and that could result to cramps and so on. Even depression could be a side effect too, so while relaxing in the office you have to still think this through.

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Monitor Your Steps

Since you are siting in the office all day. A simple pedometer could be helpful, since that is all it does. If you do not want to spend money on that, you could consider getting a smartphone that has such features. Like Samsung for instance, it is a very common feature of the Galaxy series, so you may consider getting one. If it's a smart watch you want to use, you could wear it. As for the smart phone, you could leave it even in your pockets and see how many steps you make away from your table each day. Each day, you could have a different goal. With time, it can become a part of you, since practice makes perfect.

Thanks for reading :)

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