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5 steps to staying
in shape at your
computer
For many of us,
the daily grind
involves sitting in
front of a computer for hours at
a time! I mean sometimes
hours and hours at a time.
Do you skip lunch? Do
you eat at your desk? How
productive are you with no
break at all? Have you ever
felt fatigued after working all
day?
Most people work at their
computers 8 or 9 hours a
day. They think they are
productive with working
straight all day long. Some people
feel that they get more done.
However, our bodies are designed
to move. The long hours on your
computer causes your muscles to
stiffen. Your body becomes fatigued.
stretch for 5 seconds. Then repeat it
3 more times.
2. Shoulder rolls. To loosen those
tight, stiff shoulders, stand up and
bring one arm backwards then the
other arm. Repeat 5 times.
So, what can you do to energise
your body if you have to work in this
way? What can you do to be more
productive? Take regular breaks and
move around and throughout the day
follow these simple tips to help you
stay in shape at your computer.
3. How about your neck? Sit up
straight and hold your head high.
Relax your neck. Gently touch your
right ear to your right shoulder. Hold
for 5 seconds. Then touch your left
ear to your left shoulder. Hold for 5
seconds. Repeat this 3 times.
1. Stretch out your body. Stand up,
raise your hands above your head
and reach for the ceiling. Hold this
4. You only have one back. Take care
of it. Stretch your back while
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you are sitting in your chair. Slowly
bend your upper part of your body
over between your knees. Hold for
5 seconds and sit up. Repeat this 3
more times.
5. Breathe, Breathe, Breathe. Take a
few slow and deep breathes in and
out.
Staying in shape means moving
your body. You will get your blood
flowing. You will clear your mind and
get more done. Take a break at least
once in the morning and once in the
afternoon. It is your choice. Choose
to become more productive, while
also taking care of yourself.
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In 1894, the president of the Royal Society, William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, predicted
that radio had no future. The first radio factory was opened five years later.
In the early 20th century, it was estimated that the world market for cars was
about 4 million, believing that after that “the world would run out of chauffeurs.”
Shortly after the end of World War II (1945), the whole of Volkswagen, factory and
patents, was offered free to Henry Ford II. He dismissed the Volkswagen Beetle as
a bad design. Today, more than 70 million motorcars are produced every year. The
Beetle became one of the best-selling vehicles of all time.
The telephone was not widely appreciated for the first 15 years because people
did not see a use for it. In fact, in the British parliament it was mentioned that there
was no need for telephones because “we have enough messengers here.”
Irish scientist, Dr. Dionysius Lardner (1793 – 1859) didn’t believe that trains could
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possible, because passengers ‘ would die of asphyxia’ [suffocation].” Today,
trains reach speeds of 500 km/h.
In 1927, H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, asked, “Who the hell wants to hear
actors talk?” In 1936, Radio Times editor Rex Lambert thought “Television won’t
matter in your lifetime or mine.”
In 1943, Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM forecast a world market for
“maybe only five computers.” Years before IBM launched the personal computer
founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, said in 1977, “There is no reason
anyone would want a computer in their home.”
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