A quick and dirty tip for keeping yourself alert and healthy at work: use an anti-RSI app. I’ve been using Time Out for years and have found it great for keeping my eyes fresh, my wrists free from carpal tunnel, and blood flowing to my legs.
We hear so much information about standing (or sitting) at work all day, but at this point it seems most experts agree that the key to a healthy workday is to change it up periodically. Anti-RSI apps are intended to prevent or reduce the symptoms associated with repetitive stress injuries, and here are just a few ways you might use one to break up your day:
- Take 15 seconds to do one of the following:
- Stand up and stretch your legs
- Reduce eye stress by focusing on something across the room, or extremely close up
- Walk over to a whiteboard and hone your diagramming skills (a combo move!)
- Change from sitting position to standing (or reverse)
- Spin in your chair madly and whisper self-affirming statements (when you do this, tag us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook)
There’s not a whole lot of restrictions for how you move, the key is changing it up. So don’t be bashful, get moving!