cubicle-related stories
Step Away From Your Desk
You may not realize it, but your desk could be making you fat.
Workplace Fitness: What your desk says about your personality
If you work in an office you've no doubt noticed the variety of work spaces people set up for themselves when it comes to desks and cubicles. There are people with pictures everywhere, some have candy bowls everywhere, some have piles of paper everywhere, and some have nothing anywhere (gotta love those uber-organized types!). Have you ever looked around and wondered what all those different work spaces really mean about the people who created them? Or better yet, have you ever wondered what your workspace says about you?Workplace Fitness: Moves for where you work
Except for the few of us who are independently wealthy, we all have to do some kind of work everyday in order to live. And as the our technology advances more and more of the jobs available involve sitting for large portions of the day, if not the whole day, at a desk or computer. If you find yourself feeling stiff, achy, or in outright pain then you need to do something to help your body stay healthy and deal with the 'strain of sitting.' Obviously we all have different situations in our offices and working environments, so here are a few suggestions to help you strengthen, stretch, and relieve muscles based on some of the most common:In a cubicle:
For cardio try alternating pumping both your arms up over your head rapidly for thirty seconds followed by alternating tapping your feet on the ground (think football drill) rapidly for thirty seconds. Just don't do it too hard -- tapping, not stomping, because other people are trying to work!






















