When computers kill
Good morning,
Did you hear about the Chinese gamer who died after a three-day session on the computer? Apparently “Police have ruled out the possibility of suicide,” the newspaper said, adding that “exhaustion” was the most likely cause of death.
Wow. Talk about obssessions!
While most of us probably use our computers with more moderation, it does bring home the point - sitting motionless for hours and hours on end is as intelligent to do as is walking with your eyes closed in the traffic. Being oblivious to your body’s needs is sheer insanity.
This should be a wake-up call for you and your kids! True, I’m a fine one to speak, as I can easily spend 5 hours writing straight (and freezing my muscles into rather creative contortions as well)….but no more! Today starts a new era in the Ling Family like so:
Every hour or so, I now have my kids and husband extract themselves from their computers (crowbars are sometimes useful, mind you) and simply stretch. Then we walk thru our house 3 or 4 times (I’ve already created different routes and ‘treasure hunts’); this chews up about 10 minutes and gets their muscles much more flexible. And then they return to their computers happily ever after (need a freeware alarm clock that you can set to beep every hour? I just found the Swiss Army Knife of Alarm Clocks!).
There’s lots of desk exercises you can do while sitting as well! Consider:
- Exercise at your Desk
- Desk Exercises for your Back
- Exercise While Stuck at your Desk
- Office Workouts!
- Wiki Desk Exercises
Definitely check them out. Being sedentary can be the kiss of death (and the enlarger of your rearas well) - indulge in some creative exercise and get the blood flowing again.
Enjoy,
Barbara
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