We tend to focus most of our attention on how to maintain your business’ technology over time. This only makes sense—we are a managed service provider, after all—but that being said, your IT is not the only element that needs to be properly taken care of. It is just as important that you and your team members are physically able to focus on work…something a desk job doesn’t always help.
Today, let’s shift our attention to you and your team members and focus on how getting in the habit of stretching at the desk can benefit everyone.
When looked at in the context of human history, office work as we know it today is a very recent development. Most of our time as a species has been spent moving around and staying active in some form or another. Compare this history to how many of us spend at least eight hours each day, and suddenly all the health risks that are associated with a sedentary lifestyle make a lot of sense.
While it may not be realistic that everyone would be able to get up and move about the office freely as they please throughout the day, it is important that you and your team members are moving somewhat regularly. One way this can be accomplished is through some basic stretches that can easily be practiced at a desk.
Let’s go through some of the basic stretches that can easily be done throughout the workday.
It can be too easy to slip into the habit of slouching forward at your desk, putting strain on your upper back. Provided that you don’t have any shoulder issues to preclude you from doing so, a simple stretch can help to open up your chest.
This stretch is good for keeping the upper back loose and the blood flowing.
Extended time while seated can create tension and soreness in the lower back. This stretch helps to relieve this stress, and it doesn’t take much to feel its benefits.
Poor posture can have a detrimental impact on your employees, especially over time. This stretch can help relieve some of these effects.
It’s common for people to crane their heads forward and slouch as they work at the computer, leading to headaches and tightness in their upper backs. Stretching out the neck (and remaining cognizant of your posture as you work) can help reduce these feelings.
After sitting for hours at a time, things can tighten up. This stretch can help reopen the hips a bit, although it can be skipped if it doesn’t agree with your knees.
All the small movements that office work requires of your hands and arms can wreak havoc on your joints. These stretches can help relax the muscles surrounding them to get rid of the tightness that sets in over the course of the day.
Wrists:
Shoulders:
Sitting at a desk all day can really play with one’s back. This stretch can help keep yours loose.
…meaning that they’ll likely work more productively, without aches and pains to distract them. We can help equip them with the IT that will take this productivity even further. Give us a call at (313) 887-1297 to learn more about the services we have to offer.
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