Top 5 Hazards of My Sedentary Life
As a regular working stiff and slave to my laptop, I've gotten into some bad habits. Don't get me wrong, I love my so called "New Economy" job and the lifestyle it provides; working from home, making my own hours, not punching a clock, etc... Nevertheless, I can't help comparing my current working conditions to past circumstances. And I can say without any hesitancy that while my overall mental and emotional satisfaction is greatly improved, I'm afraid those improvements have been made at the expense of my overall physical condition. I find this disturbing as of course I'm getting older at the same time - that's two strikes against me. This realization though, has me determined to make some small behavioral changes. Here are a few of the mishaps and occupational hazards I've recently fallen victim to and what I'm doing about each of them:
Hazard #1 - Tripping over my laptop's power cord
Solution - I've taken pains to move the configuration of my furniture so the power code is no longer in my walking path.
Hazard #2 - Muscle atrophy by way of sedentary nature of work
Solution - More frequent trips to the fridge. Couple that with the inevitable extra trips to the bathroom and now I have a viable exercise regime.
Hazard #3 - Coffee spilled in my lap.
Solution - I invested $30 in a Laptop Desk which has a nice surface for both wireless mouse and beverage.
Hazard #4 - Neck & shoulder strain
Solution - I keep the T.V. on while I work, forcing me to look up whenever Maury reveals who the baby's real daddy is.
Hazard #5 - Strained & tired eyes
Solution - Reduce the amount of time I spend on non-work related laptop viewing activities (YouTube & porn mostly) . I'm already on the laptop 14 hrs a day, if I just cut out the porn, I should be able to reduce that number down to a more reasonable 12.