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Reduce work stress with an hourly mini-break

Posted on Nov 27th 2006 8:01AM by Brigitte Dale

Filed Under: Motivation

Did you know that you can significantly reduce work stress by giving yourself a mini-break once an hour? Since work stress has recently been linked to not only poor productivity, but also serious health consequences like diabetes, we all should be taking steps to reduce stress in our workplace. Personally, I think this is the fun part of taking care of our health. The healthy diet and the regular exercise can take some will power, but doctors are now asking me step away from my work once an hour? This, I can do.

Get a cup of tea, take a walk around the office, or do some stretches - anything that takes you away from your work for a 3-5 minutes. And if you're worried about attracting attention for being a slacker, talk to your boss or manager about the the benefits (including increased productivity) of brief hourly breaks.

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Steve 11-27-2006 @ 10:01PM

I walk down 6 flights of stairs a few times during the day to take a smoke break. Obviously, the smoking part isn't good, but I definitely enjoy getting out of my cubicle and will definitely continue to take breaks even after I quit smoking this weekend.

Another thing I do is go to a nearby park during lunch and walk around sometimes.

John Bishop 1-30-2007 @ 9:28AM

The American Institute of Stress and The Centers For Control have both reported that up to 90% of all illnesses are due to stress. For many years I experienced several life threatening illnesses. I found the Institute of HeartMath and discovered that all of these illnesses were due to stresses I had been experiencing in my life. Learning and practicing HeartMath's scientifically substantiated tools and technologies literally saved my life. Additional information on HeartMath and how to prevent, manage and reverse the effects of stress, in-the-moment, achieve better health, more energy and improved mental and emotional clarity, and improve performance and relationships can be found at www.emotionalmastery.com.