August 07
Computer Energetics By Zen At Work
Stop - DON'T MOVE! Think about how you are sitting now? What are you doing to your body? How many hours a day do you spend sitting like this in front of a PC?
In This Month's Issue
Thought For The Day
Did You Know?
30-Second Stress Buster
News And Offers
Thought For The Day
PC also stands for 'Painful Condition'!
Did You Know? - That many office workers spend over 90% of their waking day sitting down (eating, travelling, working, taking a break etc etc)? Sitting down for long periods compromises the spine and all of the nervous functions that run through the spinal cord.
- That carpel tunnel syndrome, cervical radiculopathy, epicondylitis (tennis elbow), ganglion cysts, reflex sympathetic dystrophy and tendonitis are conditions that have all been proven to be caused by computer related repetitive strain injuries?
- No wonder you sometimes feel stiff, tired, sore and cranky after a morning working at the PC!
30-Second Stress Buster Exercises For PC Workers
You know you should do it - but never do!
You must take regular breaks when working on the PC. This doesn't mean going for a walk every half hour and not finishing anything. A break can be a quick 30-second exercise that reenergises you and empowers you to finish your work rather than interrupting it.
Here at Zen At Work we specialise in teaching simple, easy to do, and easy to remember 30 second exercises, we also advise on desk and office set up. Below is an example of a typical exercise: -
Did you notice that you were hunched over your desk earlier on? Here is a simple exercise to help you straighten the spine: - - Breathe in: take note of how you are sitting on the chair.
- Exhale: tip your pelvis under and sit on your tailbone - notice how your back collapses.
- Inhale: now roll your pelvis forwards slightly to sit on your sit bones - notice how much taller you feel, and how open your chest is.
- Exhale: and tip back to sit on your tailbone - compare how you feel.
- Inhale: sit on your sit bones again - notice how much better it feels.
- Exhale: remain sitting on your sit bones.
- Inhale: lengthen though the crown of your head.
- Exhale: feel the tension drop away from your shoulders.
- Continue breathing in your own rhythm and maintain this posture for as long as you can.
If you find it a challenge to remain sitting on your sit bones all day in the office - modify your chair. You will find it much easier if your knees are lower than your hips. Simply raise your hips by rolling a towel up and sitting on the edge of it, alternatively fold a cushion in half and perch on the edge of it. - For more 30-second stress buster exercises that you can do at your desk, see our archived newsletters on our website.
How Zen At Work Can Help
Zen At Work has an extensive programme designed around computer energetics specifically to optimize and improve health and performance. Elements include: -- Understanding the flight or flight response, and how working on a PC can exacerbate it.
- A whole range of 30 second exercises for many parts of the body (from eye strain to back ache, to sore wrists), together with handy techniques to help participants remember to regularly practise the exercises.
- The ergonomics of your desk space, and how simply moving your telephone a few inches make the world of difference!
These programmes also fit well with our programme about " Using Technology Efficiently, which we will explore in a later edition.
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