We spent almost half the day stuck in a desk and, paradoxically, it is in this place where we damage our health. We adopt bad habits like eating poorly, move littleget very distressed, etc.
Is it possible to reverse this trend? Of course. While there are some things we can’t avoid – like getting stressed from time to time – there are many others that we can’t avoid. we can stop doing to ensure that our workday is much more beneficial for our health. Take note!
Change these desk habits that ruin your health
1) Eat junk foods
It happens to all of us: in a hurry to solve thousands of tasks, we spend long hours without eating or – even worse – we satisfy our appetite with a bag of chips, some chocolates or some unhealthy cookies. If this happened from time to time there would be no problem, but this happens day after day, week after week, year after year… The consequences of frequently eating junk food are overweight, risk of suffering from diabetes, inability to concentrate and anxiety, among others. many others.
2) Not getting up from your desk (fatal for your health)
One of the worst habits that those of us who work in an office adopt is spending long hours sitting behind a desk. Lack of mobility has endless negative consequences for health: weight gain, muscle stiffness, constipation, urinary infections… Do you need more reasons to stretch and walk at least once an hour?
3) Not drinking enough water
Let us guess: because you’re so busy, it’s easy to forget to drink water and go hours without drinking a single drop. Well, this affects you much more than you think: drinking little water causes serious kidney problems, promotes migraines and slows down your metabolism, among many other things. Make sure you drink at least 8 glasses a day.
4) Eat at your desk
How we eat is almost as important as what we eat. When you step away from your desk (even for a few minutes) and talk to more people, your brain rests, your thoughts clear, and you recharge your energy, so you return to your workplace feeling more relaxed and being more productive. On the contrary, eating at your desk forces you to eat in a hurry, without enjoying your food and without giving your brain a well-deserved rest.
5) Stay more time in the office or desk at home
Nobody doubts it, you have a thousand things to do. But staying more hours in the office will not lighten your workload (we’re sorry to disappoint you, but work never ends!). On the contrary, overworking and relegating your free time will only make you feel much more overwhelmed, less happy with your work and, of course, less productive.
6) Drink more than 5 cups of coffee a day
Are you one of those people who drink up to five cups of coffee a day? You could be seriously damaging your health. While it is true that coffee keeps you awake, improves your memory and cognitive functions, it is also true that in very high doses it produces excitement, anxiety, insomnia, gastritis and other disorders. Follow the advice of experts and avoid drinking more than four cups a day.
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