In text: You may have heard that sitting is the new smoking. Long hours at your desk may lead to a growing list of health problems. If you sit for 7 or 8 hours daily, that’s 35+ hours per week and it’s so easy to get involved in your work and forget about your health. Take a moment to review these 15 simple ways to stay fit at the office: Stand more - Sounds simple, but … [Read more...]
5 Easy Wrist Exercises For Gamers And Computer Workers
Are you recovering from a wrist sprain or a strain? Or do you suffer from pain caused by hours on your keyboard or your gaming mouse? Most traumatic wrist injuries are the result of a fall, not the actual fall, but trying to stop your fall as you hit the ground. If you have ever taken a spill from a skateboard, bicycle or tripped over a toy or pet, you understand. But … [Read more...]
5 Powerful Exercises To Improve Posture Fast
- “Stand up straight, stop slouching.” Your mother was right, poor posture not only looks bad, but can lead to chronic back pain and spinal problems later in life. It’s really not difficult to correct, first: 1. Strengthen Your Core To improve your posture and correct your back problems, strengthen your core. The core muscles surround and support your spine and are … [Read more...]
Exercise at your desk (Deskercise) and stay fit at the Office
Is your desk job killing you? Of the 2000 office workers recently surveyed three of four only leave their desks for cup of coffee or to visit the restroom. Two in five of those same workers even stay at their desks to eat lunch and one in five said they have gained nearly 20 pounds over the year. We work 40 or more hours each week and only get up from our desks three or four … [Read more...]
Avoiding Injury In The Gym
Congratulations, you’ve finally overcome your fear and joined the local gym or maybe you are converting your garage or spare room into your dream home gym. Either way, it’s important to recognize that working out has some risk involved, and you need to exercise safely in order to avoid injury. You’re excited, new gym, new equipment, new workout program and you go at it, … [Read more...]
Mental Training – Become A Better Athlete
Mental training is really as important as physical training. While it is mostly used by professional athletes, it can also be useful for others. Basically you focus, or create a mental image of what you want to accomplish. This comes from the theory of psychology that you can control your behaviour by controlling your thoughts and then perform at the right level. There … [Read more...]