Work is Killing You and 10 Ways to Stop It From Happening!
This has been a hot button for me for some time – if we don’t find a way to fit exercise, fitness, and some healthy eating into our sedentary lives (like we in IT tend have), we will not live as long as we hope. And life will not be as enjoyable as it could be.
This article really speaks to this all-to-common issue:
Every morning, you awaken to a new day and you launch into your familiar routines as you hustle to meet your daily obligations.
Ideally, your work excites you, energizes you, and brings joy to your life. If your work brings you more stress and fatigue than joy then now is the time to make some changes. You can introduce a renewed vigor into your work and upgrade your attitude.
You know that taking care of yourself should be your number one priority. Yet you often let your health and fitness levels fall by the wayside if you are consistently working 50 or more hours a week.
As a society, at what point did we take the wrong turn by focusing on work place productivity and relentless goal setting at the expense of our happiness and well-being?
Productivity does not have to be measured solely by the number of hours logged at work. Happiness will not be attainable when consistently working 50 hours a week. Furthermore, our choice, as a culture, to sacrifice fitness or physical play for other goals has had an impact on every part of our lives, including our fitness level and our overall happiness at work and outside of work.
The article goes on to detail 10 things you can do – today – to become more fit and healthy (and it is not just joining a health club). Check it out at Work is Killing You and 10 Ways to Stop It From Happening! | Work Happy Now.
Get up and get moving! (after you read the article that is…)
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– Kent
P.S. If you are attending this years KScope conference next month in San Antonio, you can work on your fitness level by joining me each morning for some calming and energizing Chi Gung. We will meet on the lawn each morning at 7 AM.
The Data Warrior 
We walk the dogs along the river before the commute to work and the insanity of overcrowded trains – what a blessing! and today I enjoyed the walk from the station along the South Bank to St Paul’s. Uplifting! Now to tackle a few of the other suggestions, like getting away from the computer!
Great to hear from you Sue! I hope some of the suggestions are helpful for you guys. I too have a very hard time getting away from my computer once the work day starts (including posting to my blog over lunch – very bad!). We will miss you in San Antonio!
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