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If you stare at a screen all day, what is your self-care regimen?
The document discusses the health hazards associated with prolonged sitting, including organ damage, muscle degeneration, and cognitive issues. It highlights the importance of self-care and offers questions to assess desk habits, hydration, and physical activity levels. Additionally, it provides resources for counteracting the effects of sitting, such as desk yoga and fitness trackers.
If you stare at a screen all day, what is your self-care regimen?
- 1. If you stareat a screen all day, what is your self-care regimen? By: Angela Andrews
- 2. About Me I’m aSystems Administrator by day, Fitness Instructor by night. ● I manage a mostly virtual infrastructure running on VMware. My job is to handle the management, storage, security, networking and availability. ● 23 years in Information Technology ● I teach SPINNING, group fitness, host outdoor bootcamps at the Art Museum ● I have 2 awesome pitties, Kima The Great and Scout
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- 6. Sitting is theNew Smoking
- 8. The health hazardsof sitting Washington Post By Bonnie Berkowitz and Patterson Clark Jan. 20, 2014
- 9. ● Organ Damage ○Heart Disease ○ Over Productive Pancreas ○ Colon Cancer ● Muscle Degeneration ○ Mushy Abs ○ Tight Hips ○ Limp Glutes ● Trouble Up Top ○ Foggy Brain ○ Strained Neck ○ Sore Shoulders & Back The health hazards of sitting ● Bad Back ○ Inflexible Spine ○ Disk Damage ○ Colon Cancer ● Leg Disorders ○ Poor Circulation in Legs ○ Soft Bones ○ Ankle Swelling
- 11. How do wecounter the effects of sitting?
- 15. Wellness IQ ● Howlong do you sit at your desk? ● How much water do you drink a day? ● Do you bring your lunch/snacks to work? ● Is your blood pressure and cholesterol normal? ● How many times a week do you workout? ● Do you have a stand-up desk? ● Do you watch more than 2+ hours of TV/gaming a day? ● Do you bike/run/walk at least 2 miles a day? ● Do you track your steps/calories? ● Do you smoke?
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- 19. Resources Desk Yoga https://goo.gl/o1dh99 The HealthHazards of Sitting https://goo.gl/bsz3Z2 Sitting is Smoking http://sittingissmoking.com/ The Best Fitness Trackers of 2018 https://goo.gl/ZiSvUm Activity and break apps to help you move at work https://goo.gl/sYCgKb My Stand Up Desk https://goo.gl/ZcqEFF
Editor's Notes
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