Workplace Wellness
Workplace wellness is one area of the curriculum at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition that I am very interested in so I’m going to use this page to share blog posts or articles that deal with maintaining a work-life balance and staying healthy while working 40 hours a week:
Brittany Mullins, HHC
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So glad to see this section on your blog – having transitioned from Kindergarten teaching to a full-time desk job I’m always eager to find more ways to stay active and healthy at work! I recently switched to a standing desk and can already feel the difference, I feel much more active and engaged, even more alert than I did when slumped in a chair… by the end of the day my legs really do feel like they’ve been working a full day too!
Here’s a great NYT article your readers might enjoy on the benefits!
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/stand-up-while-you-read-this/
Hi Charlotte,
I have a standing work station at work as well and love it! I hope to post more articles here soon – thank you for sharing the one from opinionator.
The difficulty of this is one of the reasons I’ve yet to move on from my healthy restaurant job. I don’t know if I could put a price on the amount of awesome meals I’ve eaten during my breaks… well, I could figure out a price but it would be very high!
Cool — I just saw this. I have been doing the Yoga Journal Office Yoga sequence for a while, and it truly helps. You can even have them send you email reminders that feature a health tip and a short video demonstrating a helpful stretch. Here’s the site: http://www.yogajournal.com/officeyoga/
My biggest challenge at work is keeping healthy energy levels. I sit at a desk most of the day, and by about 2pm all I want to do is take a nap! This lack of energy really affects my productivity, and I’d like to figure out a way to stay more alert without drinking like 3 cups of coffee (I draw the line at 2). Any suggestions? Thank you!!