One of the main recommendations given by office workers is the recommendation to periodically take breaks and be distracted from the computer. Ideally – 10 minutes of break after each hour of work. We all know that prolonged continuous sitting at the computer leads not only to metabolic disorders and, as a result, to the appearance of excess weight. The many hours of sedentary work also contributes to the development of hemorrhoids, prostatitis and headaches of tension, and the need to constantly look at the computer monitor leads to vision problems
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There are many good ways to distract from work for several minutes, but for some reason, most office employees (both men and women) still prefer the most harmful-go to a smoke break.
There have already been written about the dangers of smoking and all. The negative effect of nicotine on the body is undoubtedly and even manufacturers of cigarettes are forced to recall the risks of smoking, printing threatening inscriptions on packs. But, it seems, stale breathing, dentition, unhealthy face complexion and the prospect of lung cancer does not scare numerous smokers. In any case, it does not scare as much as the need to get up and come up with some more healthy way to break in work.
And by the way, remorse over the involvement of other employees in passive smoking, they also do not bother them. Raising prices for tobacco products, a ban on smoking in public places, restrictions on the time and number of overlaps in individual companies and firms still do not lead to the desired result. Having decided to make a respite, the office employee still rushes into the chicken or on the street, taking with him a cigarette.
You say – just a bad habit that a person cannot get rid of. But the researchers proved that a significant part of the smokers would have long parted with this pernicious habit, if it were not for the need to “cover” her desire to distract from work for several minutes. After all, what a sin to hide, in many companies the intention to take a break to “drink tea” for some reason is perceived as moving away from work. But to go 5-6 per day for a smoke break is seemed to be in the order of things, this is often condescendingly-they say, well, well, a person does not have enough willpower, so that this is a gystical deed to abandon.
What can we say about passive smoking. Often you can observe such a picture – the smoking employee goes to a smoke break and calls with him non -smoker – just stand nearby, chat. Some researchers argue that the so -called “secondary smoke”, which inhales not a smoker, but located nearby, contains much more harmful substances.
Therefore, having a thought that if you do not smoke, then you do not expose your body by nicotine, do not forget: your colleague “took care” that you also get your dose when you smoke next to you, return to your office After a smoke and sat down next or talked on your phone.
Such a tickling moment as an acute sense of injustice from the fact that during the numerous smokes of your colleague, you remained at the workplace and continued to work, we will try not to affect. No matter how these destructive emotions did not lead to the fact that you also begin to smoke, if only not to “process” compared to smokers.
Therefore, we offer (both smokers and non -smokers) a few simple and healthy ways to distract from the computer for several minutes:
– Make office gymnastics
– drink tea or coffee (but without buns and cookies!)
– Perform a set of eye exercises (going to the window or turning away from the monitor)
– play table tennis or work out on a simulator in the lobby (in especially advanced companies, employees have such an opportunity). Even if there is no such opportunity in your office, try to talk about this with the leadership – perhaps this idea will be perceived positively. A smart boss will quickly realize that such care of employees’ health leads to increased labor productivity and creates a good alternative to smoking during working hours.
We hope that you will adopt these some of the tips and then the phrase “I’m going to a smoke break” will acquire an exceptionally figurative value.