Being a busy professional can be hectic and adversely affect your day-to-day health; from struggling to eat right due to a tight schedule to struggling with the right timing to eat, and staying fixed to a position for longer periods to having to fix your gaze on the computer for hours, phew! How hectic all these and more can be on our health!

As a working professional, a stressful job and long hours can negatively impact your health. Taking good care of your health and body helps you to function at your peak, improving your work performance.

In this post, you will learn how to improve your overall health by incorporating simple at-work healthy tips. 

Check out the tips below: 

1. Drink water: The king of it all! Staying hydrated cannot be overemphasized. Water helps our body replenish nutrients and strength. You want to make sure that you are drinking enough water throughout the workday to avoid clumsiness and fatigue especially if your work requires you to be still in a certain position for long hours.

Do you know that 2 o’clock slump? Well, that can sometimes be due to dehydration.

2. Avoid snacks. Do you know those delicious snacks that your co-workers bring in or your customers drop by? Having one once in a while won’t hurt anything, but day after day, those calories add up and can add a few extra pounds before you know it. Try the “Out of sight out of mind” method and avoid those temptations.

4. Stretch: Make sure to take a few breaks throughout the day to stretch. For example, if you talk on the phone most of the day, take time to perform some simple neck stretches; to decrease the risk of tightness and pain.

5. Cover Your Nutritional Gaps: Staying healthy can be a struggle when you are busy. Sometimes, we may resort to eating fast foods or skipping meals altogether, which deprive our bodies of much-needed nutrition. If you are unable to get your daily fix of protein and vegetables, take a multivitamin and antioxidant supplement to cover your nutrition gaps.

6. Walk Where Possible: Squeezing some activities into your daily routine can help; from taking a short walk during your lunch break to alighting a bus stop from home and walking the remaining distance.

These activities add up to improving your health and fitness. Not only are you burning calories, but you are also reducing stress. 

7. Distance your screen: If you work at a computer all day, make sure your computer screen is an arms distance away. Do not bring it too close; the farther, the better! This can reduce the risk of eyestrain and headaches.

8. Eat Breakfast: Don’t skip breakfast because you want those extra few minutes of sleep. There’s a reason why breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Skipping breakfast has been linked to moodiness and an increased risk of diabetes and obesity.

9. Eat a healthy lunch: This cannot be overemphasized; you are what you eat. Eating healthy options is an important part of a balanced diet, and eating a balanced portion is an important part of your health.

Yay! Trust that you have learned new tips to improve your health at work! Keep basking in great health.

Health is wealth. We wish you a lot of it!