Episode 119a - Being healthy while working at a desk

Welcome to Episode 119 Main Topic

Staying Healthy while working at a desk

Obvious things

“Office work”

Generally means you are indoors

You are not performing physically intense tasks

You naturally burn less calories in a day

You are sheltered from the sun



It’s a lot easier to snack

And this is even worse if you are a WFH worker



And a lot easier to make poor dietary decisions

This can be improved by WFH, if you can be
disciplined 





Not so obvious things

Sitting all of the time is just plain bad for you

But standing all the time is also not so great

Mental impact

In office

Remote/WFH





So what do we do about all of this?

“Water cooler” meetings.

Don't forget to move

Limit your snacking

Drink more water. You’re not drinking enough. Really,
you’re not.

Make sure to take mental breaks

Take a dang lunch break

in fact. eat regularly in general breakfast lunch
dinner



Either get to the gym or go for
walks/runs/cycling/whatever you're into

convertible desk

treadmill desk? 







Articles


https://www.businessinsider.com/how-your-office-job-is-destroying-your-health-2016-4

Motivational meetings can depress people -lol




https://blog.vantagefit.io/office-workers-health-problems/


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934324/ 


https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/understanding-the-hidden-health-impact-of-working-from-home/96027/


https://blog.freelancersunion.org/2022/02/28/working-from-home-and-mental-health/


https://www.mdlinx.com/article/the-surprising-health-effects-of-working-from-home/tsastCACwiPt6Al4ONUZL



Products:

Nate’s setup (amazon links are affiliate links that
benefit the podcast) 





Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge - Ergonomic Keyboard
https://amzn.to/3M18PoE 

With tent risers: https://amzn.to/3xodm0p 



Logitech MX Ergo: https://amzn.to/3uGtE2Z 

Herman Miller Aeron chair: https://amzn.to/3vhH9oW 

I got mine from Crandall Office for a fraction of the new
price: https://www.crandalloffice.com/ 



Autonomous Sit/Stand desk. 
https://amzn.to/3xqPM32  

I absolutely did not spend that much though, maybe look
for a lower cost alternative, the desk is not worth that
price IMHO