Resolutions for a Happier and Healthier New Year
It’s that time again!
After a holiday season spent feasting on treats while engaged in awkward conversations with relatives, now’s your chance to hit the “reset” button. By that, we mean putting the focus back on your health and happiness.
If that entails taking on a big challenge like running a marathon, starting piano lessons, or learning a second language, good for you! But for best results, it can also help to set some easily attainable objectives you can tackle while at work. It is where you spend most of your time, after all.
To provide some inspiration, here are a few of our favorite suggestions.
Healthy New Year Resolutions
1. Limit Screen Time
If your nose is buried in a spreadsheet for hours on end, taking an occasional breather is crucial to your sanity. But when you do press pause, resist the urge to pick up your phone. Going from one screen to another - particularly a tiny one – means your eyes endure additional strain and miss out on the rest they need.
2. Get Moving During Breaks
Dovetailing to suggestion #1, instead of looking at your phone to check email, playing a game, or scrolling through social media, consider making time for healthy movement. Maybe that means walking across the room to catch up with a coworker. Maybe that means strolling over to the breakroom to refill your water bottle. Maybe that means trying some standing desk exercises. As long as you’re out of your chair and moving around, you’re doing yourself some good.
3. Organize Your Workspace
That year-old stack of papers and mess of sticky notes isn’t doing you any favors. In addition to taking up valuable desktop space, it creates visual clutter, which may adversely affect your anxiety levels and ability to focus. Take 15 minutes to file what you need, recycle what you don’t, and then bask in the beauty of your tidy work environment.
4. Stand More at Your Desk
Considering that we’re the Stand Up Desk Store, it’s natural that we’re big fans of standing at work. What we’re not proponents of is rolling your chair out to the dumpster, so you must stand 100% of the time. Many experts agree that a mix of sitting and standing is ideal, with a minimum of five minutes spent standing every hour. To learn more, you can find your ideal sit/stand ratio here.
5. Create a Healthier Workspace
Is your neck sore after a long day at work? Do your wrists hurt from hours of typing? Is cable clutter making you crazy? Tired of breathing stale air? These are all solvable problems with smart upgrades like a monitor stand, keyboard tray, cable raceway, or air purifier. Other healthy upgrades include an anti-fatigue mat and an ergonomic chair.
What are you doing to make sure you have a happier and healthier 2023? We’d love to hear from you! Tag us with the hashtag #standupdeskstore for a chance to be featured. We hope you found these ideas helpful. To help you get starting on your workspace upgrade, we invite you to check out these handy resources:
