Even if you have a never-ending to do list, there are ways to take care of yourself while running a small business at the same time.
Small business owners are busy. Most feel like they have to put 110% into their company to keep from falling behind, and as a result they push their wellbeing to the back burner. Even if you have a never-ending to do list, there are ways to take care of yourself while running a small business at the same time.
Three Girls client Rozenhart Family Chiropractic offers a lot of fabulous healthy living tips on their blog and Facebook page small business owners can utilize. Here are a few highlights from their blog:
At-Work Sitting Tips
Sitting all day isn’t good for your body. What can you do to help?
Here are at-work sitting tips you can incorporate into your workday:
- 50/10 Rule. Don’t sit for more than 50 minutes. Set a timer and take ten when it rings.
- Take your lunch break. Get up and go somewhere – even if you bring your food from home.
- Hold meetings on the move. Meet clients on a hiking trail or outdoors.
- Put a lumbar pillow in your chair.
- Stand up and surf. Raise your work station or monitor so you can use your computer while standing.
Read 5 more at-work sitting tips here.
Tips To Create Your Best Workstation!
A common question we hear is “What is the best chair for me at work?” The reality is that there isn’t a chair that will prevent the damage done to our bodies from being sedentary. No one chair fits everyone and we should only be sitting an hour (maximum!) before we take a break! Here are tips you can use to make sure you are not hurting yourself at work.
- Support your arms. Use a chair with adjustable armrests. If this is not possible, move your keyboard into your lap so your arms can rest comfortably in your lap on the keyboard.
- Make sure your monitor is at eye level. Have a co -worker/spouse look at you from the side and confirm that you are not looking down at your monitor. This will cause undue stress and strain on your neck.
- Make sure to drop your shoulders when you are sitting and remember to breathe! When stress hits, our shoulders become earrings and we breathe very shallowly. To reduce the effects of stress on our bodies, we need to be mindful of our breathing at all times.
Read additional tips here.
Excessive Sitting Costs America Billions!
It’s not your work that’s killing you. It’s the sitting. Millions of people working from their home and offices spend way too much time in their chairs. A habit that can lead to more than just a numb bum!
Too much sitting sets you up for a host of physical problems including poor circulation, chronic back and nerve pain, depression, osteoporosis, swollen spinal disks, fatigue and many other health problems. Women should be especially alerted as they are more likely than men to hold jobs requiring them to sit the majority of the time.
You can stand strong against workplace “bummers” with these Health Savers:
- Be a swinger: Stand with hands on your hips and legs slightly more than shoulder width apart. Rotate hips clockwise in a full range of motion ten times. Reverse it. Second, stand next to your desk. Put all your weight on the right leg and gently swing the left leg in front of and behind you 10X. Repeat with other leg.
- Don’t Be a Crooked Sitter or Sloucher
- Invest in an ergonomic chair
- Go To The Gym- But Stay Off the Stationary Bike
Read more Health Savers here.
Keep an eye out for additional tips & tricks you can incorporate into your busy workday at www.rozenhartchiro.com.
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