We’ve previously written an article about how sitting for too long may be shaving years off your life. But it turns out that standing for too long isn’t all that great for you either. The infographic below shows you what happens to your body if you sit or stand too much: Sitting too much is a health hazard, …
[Infographic] Prolonged Sitting & Standing: Neither is Good Read More »
Hello. Welcome to your first Monday of 2015. You’ve probably been dreading this since Christmas, but here it is, so you might as well embrace it with open arms. Those of us who have an office job are used to Monday blues, and experience them so badly that sometimes even our Sundays are only partially enjoyed, thanks …
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There are certain valuable lessons that will inherently come to those who step onto their yoga mat consistently. And though, you do not need to take off to an ashram for a month to be experiencing these lessons, what is more important is learning to apply them into your daily lives. Let’s face it, not …
A Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness: How Being Mindful Can Boost Your Work Life Read More »
Whenever I take the LRT or the bus, my eyes light up the moment I spot an empty seat, and I groan whenever it’s a full house. At work, I spend way too much time tucked into my chair, typing away furiously at my computer. I don’t often get up to use my legs, nor …
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Come 14th June, non-football fans (do they even exist in this country?) should start observing their fellow colleagues, classmates and friends. As the days pass, you will notice signs and symptoms of Fifasleeplessnitis, a mildly dangerous illness that’ll strike most football followers. Symptoms include severe crankiness, panda eyes, and dozing off by the water cooler. …
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You’ve been good all day. You ate a great breakfast of oatmeal and a glass of milk. You resisted the urge to snack at 11am. You ordered two veggie dishes, grilled fish, and some brown rice for lunch, and skipped the sugar-laden teh tarik. But it’s 4pm now and your tummy is grumbling. You want, …
Always blinking and rubbing your eyes at work? Vision gets blurry and you can’t focus? Frequently having headaches and dry eyes? You may be suffering from Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). No, we’re not kidding you, it’s a real condition. A problem so pressing that the doctors had to come up with a medical term for …
8 Quick Fixes to Save Your Eyes from Computer Strain Read More »
Yaaaawn. Nothing’s worse for productivity than sleepiness, except maybe Facebook. However, it’s tough to avoid the inevitable food coma that comes after the lunch hour away from the office. You just can’t seem to focus on anything and all you want to do is slump into your chair and zone out. What we don’t know …
