Office Protection!
Flu season has been here for awhile now.... or if you are in my family... pink eye is in season! Either way, it is important to try to stay germ free as much as possible. If you are in an office, you know that not everyone stays home while sick. I am a believer of staying home and taking care of yourself, but sadly not everyone feels the same way. So, continuing on with our topic of office smarts I have some idea's for you to protect yourself against those who bring the germs into the office.
Get off your Butt! It amazes me how many times I hear, "I didn't move from my desk at all today." or " The only time I got up today was to eat lunch." People please your poor little hip flexors are being tortured! Your joints are screaming, your circulation is crying!!! and your muscles are slowly dying. ... no no wait stay like that... more for me to fix ;) The best thing you can do for yourself is GET UP!!! set a timer, or an alarm on your phone that will go off every half hour ( the best) to an hour. Walk around or stretch. Here are some great stretches to do.
Take your body forward and hang there like a rag doll, breath deeply into your back. 
Disinfectant wipes! Keep them at your desk. When thinking about it you are sharing
a multitude of germs with your co-workers at your own desk, they say that your keyboard, mouse pad and desktop have a higher bacteria count than the bathroom. The bathroom gets cleaned every night.... your desk?? Only you can answer that question. Once a day wipe everything down with disinfectant wipes and you have a better chance from getting sick from the one co-worker who is still coming in with some illness, that you DON'T want to have ;)
Downward- tilting keyboard. One of things that I hear the most about is wrist pain which turns into numbness cause by carpal tunnel. The best you can do is position you
r keyboard below your elbow level or a negative slope keyboard. This is one of the best ways to prevent occupational carpal tunnel syndrome. Also, stretch your neck! You may not realize that you are lifting your shoulders up while typing away. Every so often roll your shoulders back, do a some neck stretches and some head rolls. This will help keep everything less tense.
a multitude of germs with your co-workers at your own desk, they say that your keyboard, mouse pad and desktop have a higher bacteria count than the bathroom. The bathroom gets cleaned every night.... your desk?? Only you can answer that question. Once a day wipe everything down with disinfectant wipes and you have a better chance from getting sick from the one co-worker who is still coming in with some illness, that you DON'T want to have ;)
Downward- tilting keyboard. One of things that I hear the most about is wrist pain which turns into numbness cause by carpal tunnel. The best you can do is position you
r keyboard below your elbow level or a negative slope keyboard. This is one of the best ways to prevent occupational carpal tunnel syndrome. Also, stretch your neck! You may not realize that you are lifting your shoulders up while typing away. Every so often roll your shoulders back, do a some neck stretches and some head rolls. This will help keep everything less tense.To sit on a Chair or to not sit on a Chair? I personally say don't sit on a chair- Ge
t a ball. Why you may ask. Well, you want your feet flat on the floor, you want your hip flexors relaxed, and it helps with your posture. Your back will be happier and every once and awhile you can hop.... bonus your are burning calories :) But if you think people will look at your weird or laughed at or whatever your insecurity may be..... you can always just get an adjustable chair and a footrest for your feet. A 65 cm. ball is the size you want if you are between the height of 5'6 and 6'0.
t a ball. Why you may ask. Well, you want your feet flat on the floor, you want your hip flexors relaxed, and it helps with your posture. Your back will be happier and every once and awhile you can hop.... bonus your are burning calories :) But if you think people will look at your weird or laughed at or whatever your insecurity may be..... you can always just get an adjustable chair and a footrest for your feet. A 65 cm. ball is the size you want if you are between the height of 5'6 and 6'0. Get off your Butt! It amazes me how many times I hear, "I didn't move from my desk at all today." or " The only time I got up today was to eat lunch." People please your poor little hip flexors are being tortured! Your joints are screaming, your circulation is crying!!! and your muscles are slowly dying. ... no no wait stay like that... more for me to fix ;) The best thing you can do for yourself is GET UP!!! set a timer, or an alarm on your phone that will go off every half hour ( the best) to an hour. Walk around or stretch. Here are some great stretches to do.
Make sure you do BOTH sides. Sitting up straight, feeling even in your sitz bones 1) take one ear to your shoulder ( not shoulder to ear) feel heavy in your elbows. Hold for more than 30 Sec.
2) take your nose and move it towards your armpit, roll the opposite shoulder back. Again hold for more than 30 Sec. 
Take a BIG stretch back. opening everything to ceiling, exhale everything out to release all tension.
Take a BIG stretch back. opening everything to ceiling, exhale everything out to release all tension.
Take your body forward and hang there like a rag doll, breath deeply into your back. A screen for you screen. You would never go to the beach and lay out with no s
unglasses or sunscreen... well you shouldn't do it to your eyes at work. The glare is making your eyes work so much harder than they have to. This can lead to eye strain with the result to eye glasses and headaches. Best thing to do for your relationship with your screen is to have dim lights overhead, a lamp that will brighten only your documents and put an anti-glare filter over your monitor.
Do you need a hand? stop looking down on your documents and no that is not a neck exercise when turning your head to the side and down.... that's a neck ache! Please go out and get yourself a document holder... you deserve it! If you are using larger documents, you can use a book stand... like those ones for cook books :)
unglasses or sunscreen... well you shouldn't do it to your eyes at work. The glare is making your eyes work so much harder than they have to. This can lead to eye strain with the result to eye glasses and headaches. Best thing to do for your relationship with your screen is to have dim lights overhead, a lamp that will brighten only your documents and put an anti-glare filter over your monitor.
Do you need a hand? stop looking down on your documents and no that is not a neck exercise when turning your head to the side and down.... that's a neck ache! Please go out and get yourself a document holder... you deserve it! If you are using larger documents, you can use a book stand... like those ones for cook books :)Air Quality control! Now, I've only worked in an office once in my life, and found
that the recycled air was NOT good for my sinus'. Had I looked up this every important information I wouldn't have had all of the issues I had while working between four walls. Get a desktop humidifier. Imagine that! It seems to simple that even a ..... ok bad joke, but here the thing- add a couple drops of lavender oil to the water, this will help calm your nerves... and everything will smell pretty- Eyes dry? get some artificial tears for a quick relief.
that the recycled air was NOT good for my sinus'. Had I looked up this every important information I wouldn't have had all of the issues I had while working between four walls. Get a desktop humidifier. Imagine that! It seems to simple that even a ..... ok bad joke, but here the thing- add a couple drops of lavender oil to the water, this will help calm your nerves... and everything will smell pretty- Eyes dry? get some artificial tears for a quick relief.
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