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Healthdirect offers the following tips for maintaining your health and wellbeing when working from home:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Set up your home desk properly \u2014 the survey found that 40 per cent of people working from home experienced shoulder, back and\/or neck pain they didn\u2019t previously suffer in their work environment<\/p>\n
\u2022 Get up every hour \u2014 move around, stretch or go for a walk<\/p>\n
\u2022 Set yourself an exercise goal for each day<\/p>\n
\u2022 Set daily activity reminders when you work from home and try to replicate the physical activity you did pre-COVID-19 \u2014 go for a short walk morning and evening to imitate walking to and from the bus or train station<\/p>\n
\u2022 See your GP- if you\u2019re worried about your health and need to see your doctor don\u2019t put it off.<\/p>\n
Keeping active is not only important for physical health but also for our mental health.<\/p>\n
Offering advice on the Beyond Blue website regarding working from home, psychologist Sabina Read says setting specific times for our daily rituals \u2013 exercise, meals, social connection, sleep, entertainment \u2013 is a great place to start in making the working from home experience a healthy and positive one.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor some people, the process of putting on work clothes and doing hair or makeup, even if you\u2019re sitting at your kitchen table, is an important way to symbolise that I\u2019m going to work in the way that I traditionally do,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt creates a starting point and the mindset that I\u2019m at work.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut for others, they\u2019ll feel more productive in their Ugg boots and trackies so there is no cookie cutter approach.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s up to the individual to think, what are those touch points throughout my day that have been most useful to me?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Working from home certainly has its advantages but there can be downsides when it comes to being more sedentary which can have long-lasting adverse health effects. A survey conducted by Healthdirect Australia showed Australians sent home to work during COVID-19 last year reported moving around much less during the day. In fact, almost half (44 […]<\/p>\n