Keeping healthy working from home
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The document discusses strategies for maintaining physical and mental health while working from home, emphasizing the importance of hydration, avoiding high-sugar foods, and incorporating movement throughout the day. It highlights the risks associated with prolonged sitting and suggests simple exercises and breaks to enhance well-being. Safety and awareness are encouraged when performing exercises, particularly for those with underlying health issues.
Keeping healthy working from home
- 1. Keeping Healthy whilst working from home Podcast: https://ajp28consultancy.podbean.com/e/health- and-wellbeing-working-at-home/
- 2. Be Healthy B. Braun – working at home. How to keep yourself in tip top shape both physically and mentally
- 3. Good hydration prevents urinary tract infections (UTIs) Headaches Constipation dizziness that can lead to falls Confusion kidney stones pressure ulcers/skin conditions poor health
- 4. FOCUS: SUGAR Many packaged foods and drinks contain surprisingly high amounts of free sugars. Free sugars are found in many foods, such as: sugary fizzy drinks sugary breakfast cereals cakes biscuits pastries and puddings sweets and chocolate alcoholic drinks. More than 22.5g of total sugars per 100g means the food is high in sugar, while 5g of total sugars or less per 100g means the food is low in sugar.
- 5. MOVING ABOUT IN THE DAY • The human body is not designed to sit for long periods of time. Even if you exercise regularly, spending a lot of time sitting down can be bad for your health, contributing to higher rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. • In an office, employees are far more likely to move away from their desks - going to meetings, speaking to colleagues or heading out for lunch. Employees working from home can spend hours in the same position, as they don’t have these natural interruptions to their day.
- 6. Please be aware of your own safety, surroundings and limitations whilst practising these exercises. If you haven’t exercised for a long time, or have an underlying health condition Consult your GP.
- 7. Please be aware of your own safety, surroundings and limitations whilst practising these exercises.
- 8. If your desk chair is on wheels be aware of it moving. Lock the wheels out if possible or use an alternative fixed chair
- 9. TOP TIP Whilst you put the kettle on (or a drink of water) Use the break from the desk as an opportunity for getting the blood flowing around the body
- 10. Lunch: walk. Break: Walk. Be aware of your own and others safety. It is one of the simple ways to increase our exercise and evidence suggests it is good for our minds too
- 11. Andrew Picken – B.Braun Medical Ltd Health and Wellbeing Manager hawb.bbmuk@bbraun.com