It is usually always about paperworks, computers, meeting and politics during most of our time at the office, don’t you think it is not healthy?

Research studies show that 62.6 million visits to the clinic in the US alone at year 2001 (Paul Lau, 2007).

Even though we eat well, work out and try to stay healthy, our work just seems to sap everything out of us.

So, since we are staying so long hours in the office, let’s make it our wellness center.

Here goes,

• Move About

Try to move about in the office and don’t let your office become your cell from 9-5. We need to give our body a short break physically. “Get up, stretch out , get our blood to circulated for minute or two” says Mike Wilkinson, Doctor of Chiropractic USA, B. A., A. S. If you feel your back tired at the end of the day, you probably have to increase the frequency of moving about, adds Wilkinson.

Suggestion: Place appliances away from reach so that we will have to walk to reach them.

• Sit Up

We sit more than we stand in the office. So, it is important to have a chair that support us well. Sitting long hours put a lot of stress on the lumbar vertebrae, especially those with poor abdominal and back muscle, says Christopher Ries, B. Sc., D. C.

We should follow one sitting rule: ” Sit IN the chair and not ON the chair”

Suggestion: Placing a pillow on the back of the chair or, get a sturdy chair with high back. It makes you look more commanding than ever.

• Type Right

It is important to make sure the keyboard be placed directly infront of the computer screen to avoid unnecessary strain or tension on the neck, says Ries. Be sure to place your arms at the right angle so that we do not stress our ligament.

Besides, it is best that the top part of the screen is right below our eye level than above our eye level (Looking from bottom-up).

Lastly, make sure the middle of the screen is at least 14 inch away from our eye.

Enjoy! Stay tune for Health Guide #2!