The healthy desk jockey blog
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Sitting All Day is Linked to an Increased Risk of Cancer
Did YOU know?
Sitting all day is linked to an increased risk of fatal cancer.
The Good News...
Replacing sitting time with 30 minutes of daily activity is associated with lower risk of cancer death...
Stressed at Work? Try this Deep Breathing Technique and Calm Yourself in Seconds
[Workplace stress is on the rise with 83% of Americans frazzled by something at work]
Most of us don’t need a study to show that we (8 out of 10 of us) are stressed, particularly at work (1). And we ...
5 Things Your Employees Should Know about Cholesterol
We’re pretty sure not too many companies get excited about September being Cholesterol Education Month. But—we are!
FIT2order whole-heartedly believes in the power of awareness to bring knowledge, to...
3 Easy Wellness Hacks for the Desk Jockey
Back pain and eye strain and stress, Oh My!
Whether or not your body is registering the negative effects of a sedentary work life, youcan take control of your wellbeing by making small changes to you...
[UN]Wellness At Work is Costly
What would it be like if you came to work every day feeling healthy and upbeat, took care of your physical and emotional needs during the work day, and left at the end of the day feeling even more wel...
Is YOUR work-lifestyle sedentary? What you need to know about the Hazards of Sedentary Occupations
[Are you sitting down for this?]
The CDC calls it “Occupational Sitting.” The medical community calls it “Sitting Disease.” Others refer to “The Desk Sentence,” “The Desk Jockey,” and “Sitting is the...
Dead Butt Syndrome=What’s Happening Down There?
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Have you ever sat so long at work, engrossed in your latest project, that your butt literally falls asleep? Goes numb? Known as Dead Butt Syndrome or “gluteal amnesia,” the condition indicates that...
Does Your Workplace Wellness Program Address the FIT Work-Lifestyle?
Lifestyle is defined as a “way of living,” a composite of behaviors motivated by culture, interests and values. Oftentimes, we define our lifestyle according to our behaviors at home and on the weeken...
