Throughout the years, yoga has been shown time and time again to provide a number of important physical and mental health benefits, from reducing stress and anxiety to lowering blood pressure and improving heart health. Clearly, there are lots of reasons to make yoga a regular part of your routine. But, at the same time, lots of people are hesitant to take up the practice. One … [Read more...]
3 Health Routines Every Office Worker Needs to Adopt Today
In today’s hectic work environment, one should never take good health for granted. Most people, whenever a new year approaches, start a special countdown of all the good intentions they plan to implement for better health. They want to start a diet, exercise more, look at their posture, try and stress less, give up smoking and drink more water. Everybody needs to evaluate … [Read more...]
Five Easy Ways to Exercise at Work
In a perfect world, everyone would prioritize exercise and make sure they’re getting the minimum recommended amount per day. That’s much easier said than done, though. Busy schedules get in the way, and, by the time you get home from work, you probably just want to relax for a couple hours before going to bed. If you’ve got a full work schedule but still want to fit in … [Read more...]
5 Common Desk Job Injuries (And How To Avoid Them)
When picturing a workplace injury, one usually imagines some heavy piece of machinery going haywire or a rogue brick falling onto some misfortunate person’s head, but this is not often the case. Some studies argue that those who work office related positions are, in fact, at a higher risk of physical harm above other jobs, primarily because your anatomy is not equipped to be … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Boost Your Health At Work
Despite all the advances that have been made, generally speaking, work cultures don’t promote wellness. For those of us intimately concerned with our health, it’s more or less up to us to make sure that our minds and bodies are healthy along with our work performance. This takes creativity, planning, and a little research too. With that in mind, I want to discuss five ways that … [Read more...]
15 Simple Exercises You Can Do At Your Desk
Research shows that sedentary office workers are doing long-term damage to their health by sitting all day. A deskbound can increase your risk of heart disease by 64%, remove up to 7 quality years off your life and is linked to chronic health problems like high blood pressure, depression, diabetes and obesity. Sitting is slowly killing us desk jockeys. Today, the average … [Read more...]
In Defense of the Office Chair (INFOGRAPHIC)
‘Before we start, are you standing while reading this post?’ – asks Omnicore designer Salman Aslam. Chances are you’ve read articles and scrolled through infographics suggesting that too much sitting can have serious health consequences, all backed by studies conducted over the past decade. This infographic from Aslam looks at various ways to improve posture and alleviate … [Read more...]
8 Office Stretching Exercises To Counter Harmful Side Effects of Prolonged Sitting
The long hours at the office in front of the PC take a big toll on your muscles. The Health Science Journal worked with several kinesiotherapists to create a stretching routine that will stop and prevent cramps, pain and any other side effects connected with prolonged sitting. Try these simple (yet very effective) office stretching exercises that you can do without leaving your … [Read more...]
