Stay Healthy, Work Comfortably – 3 Ergonomic Mice Giveaway

As someone that’s in front of the computer throughout work (design, product launch, etc) and coming home to multiple blogs and online projects, I can’t say I’m the BEST at keeping in shape – got a little gut – but I have found some ways to stay healthy while being in front of the computer all the time.

I’m going to break the comment into two parts:

1. Physical Health
2. Mental Health

Physical Health

1. Proper setup – although you’ll be sitting at your desk for hours, it shouldn’t mean that you’re over stressing your body – keep all your supplies in short reach, sit comfortably and keep your keyboard level to avoid carpel tunnel.

2. Do a little stretching – every few hours, stretch both your body and eyes – these two things are the most strained – flex around and roll your eyes for a minute or two and you’ll feel refreshed.

3. Don’t just snack – the image of a computer geek in front a computer with a tower of soda is implanted in our minds – go against the grain by keeping water, healthy food or just omit food all together away from your work area.

Mental Health
It’s important to remember that your mental health is just as important to your overall health. A negative mindset will create a downward spiral which leads to low physical health.

Here are some quick tips for mental health:

1. Take regular breaks – perhaps every 2 hours for 15 minutes – this lets your mind recharge and keeps you focused once you got back in.

2. Keep the mood light – If you’re working constantly in front of the computer, don’t surround yourself with negativity – clean up around your desk, put on relaxing music and hang up items that remind you of good times.

3. Set milestones (often) – it’s a downer when you get to the end of the day and all you felt like you did was sit at the computer – set milestones so you can reflect back and feel better and ready for the next day.

This comment may be a little bit more than you were expecting and I guess went past just a single tip.

In that case (single tip) would be regular breaks – it helps keep your mind from zoning out, inspires you, lets you take a breather, walk around and socialize which is great for physical and mental health.

Ta-da!

Haha, went a little overkill with the comment but just figure I’d help out

I mean, believe me, I’m not in the best of shape but the good thing is that for the last few years, despite always being on the computer, I’ve kept a steady weight and even lost a belt size because of avoiding snacks and regularly stepping away from the computer every few hours

If you don’t lose any, at least you don’t have to gain any

I am a computer technician at the same time an internet cafe attendant and because of that, I am able to do full-time blogging since I don’t usually go far-away from my keyword because of my job.

But still I made myself physically and mentally fit and healthy. So here are my tips that might can help you.

1. Exercise early in the morning.

After getting up from my bed, I usually do some breathing exercise like inhale and exhale.

After that, I will do some stretching then sweating. Sometimes, I also jugged around to increase my stamina and strengthen my leg muscles because you seems always setting for most of the day.

2. While in your computer.

If you are in front of your computer, you can also do some stretching every 2-3 hours because you might get stiff and tired of just setting in your chair. In doing this, you must stand-up and also stretch your legs and exercise your lower muscles for 10-15 minutes.

Another thing is that, most computer users made a habit of eating snacks usually junk foods. So please avoid doing that. Also do some eye and facial exercises.

3. Lye Down.

When you lye down, your blood will flow fairly in your whole body. This way, your blood won’t get stocked on a certain portion of your body because you are always setting.

MENTAL EXERCISES:

Most bloggers used to always think of something that they can use and share to their blogs. Because of that, you might get brain stress.

Sometimes, you can’t think of some great ideas because your brain is very tired.

So here are some tips that I also used when I am on my computer everyday.

1. Close your eyes and empty your mind. Don’t think of anything so your brain rest well.

2. You can also listen to music while closing your eyes. This way, you can feel a relaxing aura that will make you feel better.

In The End…

So, that’s it! There are maybe other ways to do this. If you have your own exercising routine, share it with us. This is really a good help to stay healthy.

Thanks…

- Felix