Exercise in (Work)Place
Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:34PM EDT
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I just got up from my desk to warm up my coffee and take a break from my ever-beckoning computer screen. And, boy, am I stiff, though the day is young.
So it was serendipitous to come across this reminder on Lifehacker to take breaks and do some exercises throughout the day to prevent the aches and strains that can come from many hours on a computer. It's stuff we all know but could use a friendly reminder about now and again.
These How to Exercise While Sitting at Your Computer tips come from lots of sources on wikiHow, and they bear repeating. Check them all out, but here are some I plan to do more often.
• Stand up every half hour. Walk around a few steps, stretch your legs, and give your eyes a break from focusing on your computer screen.
• Roll your head slowly from side to side a few times periodically.
• Stretch your arms, legs, neck, and torso while sitting. This will help prevent you from feeling stiff.
• Sit properly in a good chair designed for desk work. Your back should be straight, and your head and eyes should be looking directly at your monitor. Your wrists should not be bent.
• Take care of your eyes. Follow the 20-20-20 rule espoused by eye doctors: For every 20 minutes spent focusing on your computer screen, spend 20 seconds focusing on something 20 feet away.
• Roll your wrists regularly and stretch your hands to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome if you type a lot.
• Throughout the day, contract your abdominal and gluteal muscles, and hold them for a few seconds, then release.
Of course, none of this replaces real honest-to-goodness exercise, but it can help keep us looser and fresher while work takes precedence.
I confess I am writing this from my couch, not the most ergonomic place to work, I know. The irony is not lost on me, but sometimes, you need a break from your desk, too.
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2 Posted by dolphins1817 on Wed May 30, 2007 10:43PM EDT Report Abuse
jnjenfield is right:It has nothing to do with the Wii being on not being for 3 year olds. It has everything to do with parenting!!! The dad says he's not sure how to tell a 3year old he did wrong? It's easy, spank his rear end till you hand stings. That works every time. I don't care what a kid is playing with, they have no business breaking it and a 3 year old can and should understand that. He should have not left the kid unsupervised around something as expensive as the TV anyway. In that situation, you pause the game and take the kid with you to the other room. Of course, if you consistantly punish the kid for breaking things in anger from the time they are first able to get to them, chances are, by the time they are 3, they won't be doing it much anymore. My cousin has a 4 year old, and he knows better than to break his toys and to leave the things of others alone unless they tell him he can play with it. My cousin spanks him when he does wrong and the kid's ego, personality, etc is just fine. Regarding the Wii, I'll bet the controller was just fine. Those things are virtually indistructible! Have you seen the Wii tests on 1UPshow.com? They run the Wii through torture tests to see how kid proof it is and it passed with flying colors. There are games that little kids can play just fine. Some are Marble Mania, Wii Play, Wii Sports (though maybe not baseball since that's hard for even adults) and Excite Truck. If the kid has any self controll at all, he/she can play video games at the age of 3 no problem. My cousin's 4 year old has been playing games on his Nintendo Gameboy Advance since he was 3 and hasn't broke his Gameboy yet. He's lost a few game carts, but not broke any. If I were to give a little kid a game system to play with unsupervised, I'd get him/her a Gameboy Advance (not the SP or DS version since the hinged lid can break) or a Gameboy Micro. Those are tough and there are a lot of kid friendly games for them. The cartridges are preferable to systems that use mini discs (hello, PSP) since you can handle them without worring about getting finger prints or scratches on the surface that mess the game up. You have to be trying to break a nintendo game cart.
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3 Posted by coco_mama2011 on Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:01PM EDT Report Abuse
Thank You!! Kids...until they get older like myself (a teen) need spankings, and then when they get older like myself punishment always teaches me.
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4 Posted by fire_princess_kate on Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:28PM EDT Report Abuse
I agree that the child should not have been left alone, but I disagree that you should 'spank him til your hand stings.' I do spank both of my children, who are two years old. However, using that kind of heavy-handed parenting skills will only make your child fear you. My children are well behaved, but they still have their moments where they are little hellions. Neither of them have broken something of mine, thiers or anyone elses. This father is punishing his child apropriately, not to mention the fact that the father has learned to always be with his child.
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5 Posted by dscott462006 on Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:52PM EDT Report Abuse
why would a grown man or woman play with a wii anyway. watch your kids, cook, clean, go to work and let the kids and teens play wii. grow up you are parents after all.
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1 Posted by jnjenfield on Fri May 25, 2007 10:58AM EDT Report Abuse
It has nothing to do with the Wii being on not being for 3 year olds. It has everything to do with parenting!!! The dad says he's not sure how to tell a 3year old he did wrong? It's easy, spank his rear end till you hand stings. That works every time. I don't care what a kid is playing with, they have no business breaking it and a 3 year old can and should understand that. He should have not left the kid unsupervised around something as expensive as the TV anyway. In that situation, you pause the game and take the kid with you to the other room. Of course, if you consistantly punish the kid for breaking things in anger from the time they are first able to get to them, chances are, by the time they are 3, they won't be doing it much anymore. My cousin has a 4 year old, and he knows better than to break his toys and to leave the things of others alone unless they tell him he can play with it. My cousin spanks him when he does wrong and the kid's ego, personality, etc is just fine. Regarding the Wii, I'll bet the controller was just fine. Those things are virtually indistructible! Have you seen the Wii tests on 1UPshow.com? They run the Wii through torture tests to see how kid proof it is and it passed with flying colors. There are games that little kids can play just fine. Some are Marble Mania, Wii Play, Wii Sports (though maybe not baseball since that's hard for even adults) and Excite Truck. If the kid has any self controll at all, he/she can play video games at the age of 3 no problem. My cousin's 4 year old has been playing games on his Nintendo Gameboy Advance since he was 3 and hasn't broke his Gameboy yet. He's lost a few game carts, but not broke any. If I were to give a little kid a game system to play with unsupervised, I'd get him/her a Gameboy Advance (not the SP or DS version since the hinged lid can break) or a Gameboy Micro. Those are tough and there are a lot of kid friendly games for them. The cartridges are preferable to systems that use mini discs (hello, PSP) since you can handle them without worring about getting finger prints or scratches on the surface that mess the game up. You have to be trying to break a nintendo game cart.