The more we embrace modern technologies and digital advancements in our lives, the more our health and well-being gets disturbed. The human body was never made to be seated for long hours at a stretch. But, it’s a great area of concern that almost all the white collar jobs demand continuous sitting in front of the computer. Continuous sitting causes stress and several other health issues like eye-strain and sleeplessness. In short, continuous sitting is killing us slowly. Unless we adopt immediate measures, our whole generation is going to suffer from severe health issues. Here we bring you some important tips that you must follow in your office for a better tomorrow.

2. Urgent need of health awareness
● The more we embrace digital technologies, our life becomes more
sedentary.
● The human body was never built to be seated for several hours at a
stretch.
● More than 80% of the IT Professionals spend almost all their day sitting
at the desk.
● Sitting for extended periods of time increases your risk of premature
death.

3. Office Syndrome

4. No time to exercise

5. Increase in computer vision syndrome (CVS)
● 90% of the IT Professionals have computer vision syndrome.
● It is caused by overuse of digital devices

6. Steps to prevent CVS
● It can prevented by modifying your workstation to
ensure less strain to your eyes.
● Use proper lighting on your desk.
● Adjust your computer’s display settings.
● Take breaks to look away and rest your eyes.
● Get your eyes tested once in a year.

7. A few steps to achieve a healthier workplace
Take care of your eyes:
● Your eyes should be aligned to the top edge of the screen. Not too low,
not too high.
Find the correct distance from the screen:
● Sit back and stretch your hands forward.
● If you’re at a correct distance from the screen, the tips of your fingers
should just touch the screen.
Maintain correct posture:
● Make sure you sit up straight and don’t lean forward.
● Your hands should be perfectly horizontal and parallel to the floor.

8. Get an Ergonomic chair:
● An ergonomic chair will provide appropriate support to your lower back and
lumbar regions.
Correct your chair, desk and screen height:
● Arrange the height of your chair, desk and screen so that your hands are
rested and parallel to the floor, your legs are rested flat on the ground, and
your eyes are on the level with the top of the screen.
Rest your feet flat:
● Your thighs should be parallel to the floor.
● Your feet should be rested full and flat.

10. Overcoming the ill effects brought on by a lifestyle of continuous sitting, to
embrace health and wellness, is not a hard task.
To know more about office health and wellness tips, read our blog:
http://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/health-wellness-offices/

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