In this edition of the newsletter we discuss headaches vs migraines, how to sit properly at home and work, as well as our new book coming out on the proper workstation ergonomics at your work.

1. Health-Fit ChiropracTIPSJune 2016
THE DESK JOCKEY’S MANIFESTO
We are extremely excited about the soon to be released book that the doctors
of Health-Fit have collaborated on for the modern desk worker. This book will be a
thorough, but easy to follow guide for anyone who works on the computer and sits at a
desk for a living.
HEADACHES VS MIGRAINES

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Health-Fit Book of the Month
SETH GODIN
“Every page is a beautiful
and deceptively simple.
Just a few words, images,
ideas. But every page I could
spend hours, days and a
lifetime on. It makes my heart
beat faster and gives me
encouragement to have
the courage to create. Anyone who wants
to make a difference should have this book
on their desk…and then buy copies for their
colleagues”.
-Susan McCulley
• Spending on Father’s Day will
reach about $12.7 billion this year,
with the average person spending
about $115.57 on presents. That’s
about $2 more than last year’s
average.
• The amount spent on Father’s
Day is still less than what Americans
spend on Mother’s Day -- $21
billion.
• On Father’s Day in Germany,
men drink all day at beer gardens.
• Martin Luther King, Jr., was
originally named Michael, like
his father. When Jr. was 5, dad
changed both their names to
Martin.
Quote of
the month
Fun Facts: Father’s Day
If your goal is to be
remarkable, please
understand that the easiest
way to do that is to
compromise less, not more.
Mediocrity feels safe and
easy until it’s neither.
Seth Godin.
THE REALITIES OF SITTING
Computer workstation ergonomics cannot be discussed
without also discussing sitting and the adverse health
effects it has on us. With the advances in technology
over the past two decades, we are now sitting more than
ever before. On average, we spend about 9.3 hours a
day sitting, while only 7.7 hours sleeping. Just think about
your daily routine and how much time you spend sitting. If
you’re like most people that have an office job, after you
get up in the morning, you sit down to have breakfast,
you sit down in the car on your commute to work, you sit
all day at work including your lunch break, you sit on your
drive home from work, you sit to eat dinner, and then you
likely sit on the couch to watch television, read, or surf the
internet. Some of you may get an hour of exercise at some
point in your day, but it is easy to see that most of your day
is spent sitting. Recent research has shown that this type of
sedentary lifestyle is detrimental to your health, even if you
exercise or live an “active lifestyle.”
A few simple suggestions you can do at work and at home:
Take active micro-breaks. (Much more on this later)
•Stand while talking on the phone or during a
conference call
•Schedule walking meetings when possible
•Cut back on phone calls and emails to coworkers.
When you need to speak to a coworker, walk to his/her
workspace. Besides getting you out of your chair, this
face-to-face communication style has been shown to
improve relationships
•Take the stairs instead of the elevator
•Walk or ride your bike to work. If you do drive, park
your car farther away (half a mile for example) from
your office
•Consider getting a standing desk and change your
working position throughout the day
•At home, stand up and walk around every time a
commercial comes on the TV
•Catch up with your spouse or other family members or
friends by talking with them while you stroll around the
neighborhood together
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