Your Body Needs a Break Today

According to H and L Office Furniture, your body needs a break. Just like you would in a workout schedule at the gym, you need to mix things up and let the worked-out muscles rest.

Switch the hand you use for the mouse. This will take a little practice at first, but your other hand can learn to use the mouse with a little training, and the break will be appreciated by the hand and wrist accustomed to doing this work.

Set up hotkeys. Many computer programs will allow users to use hotkeys instead of using a number of keystrokes. Such as using Ctrl+P to print instead of having to go through 3-4 other steps to get to the same place.

Switch your position. Take a break from typing to do some filing, sorting, or any other activity. If you do not have any such activity to complete, just take a break for the sake of getting up and moving about.

Stretch. While you are up, and if you can take a brisk walk, even if it is just around the office. It is a way to get blood flowing throughout the body and to let some muscles that have been sitting still too long get moving, while giving a break to the ones you generally use at the desk.

Think of your days work like a workout. Your body does and needs the same kinds of breaks you would give it in the gym.

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Keeping Older Workers Engaged

Despite worker shortages throughout North America, a recent survey by international staffing firm Express Personnel Services shows employees today want to stay on the job long-term.

The firm surveyed a cross section of 788 business owners, managers, and employees in a variety of industries throughout the U.S. on their current employment situation. A total of 143 individuals answered the question, "How long do you plan on staying with your current employer?" Nearly half, or 48 percent, say they never plan to leave.

When analyzed by age groups, respondents ages 35 to 44 and 45 to 54 echo that mentality at 54 percent and 63 percent respectively, compared to respondents ages 25 to 34 (27 percent) and 55 to 64 (29 percent).

Maybe Baby Boomers are having more fun at work and will want to continue working.

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