Don’t Stop Moving! Have you heard about the 10,000 step workday challenge I am running with my Cath from Occupational Focus Facebook Community? It all came about a few weeks back when I asked the question – “What do you do to remain active during your workday?” One of the responses I got was “10,000 […]
Don’t Just Stand There! I have seen a few posts recently on social media about people setting up their standing workstations. Firstly I want to commend people for their efforts in attempting to take steps to address the sitting epidemic. Unfortunately I think there is a common misconception that a standing workstation is the solution. […]
[WARNING] Don’t Become a Statistic In a study conducted by Cook, Burgess-Limerick & Chang (2000) they found the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders including neck and shoulder pain in computer users to be up to 79%. I would imagine now with the ever increasing dependence on the use of laptops and other mobile devices such as […]
Buck The Trend – Take A Stand I recently attended a three day conference where there were over 1100 participants. I love to people watch and observe the behaviours of those around me. At present, I am very focussed on health behaviours, particularly with our ever increasing sedentary ways (not only at work but in […]
NO EXCUSES My recent running injury has given me cause to reflect on the importance of being an active participant in your own rehabilitation. As an OT and rehabilitation consultant, I assist clients on a daily basis as they navigate their rehabilitation journey. A big element of this is ensuring clients are participating in appropriate […]
Did your dreams of self-employment include physical pain? One of my main motivators for starting my own business was my family. At the time, I decided to go into business my son was nine months old and my daughter was approaching three. Whilst on maternity leave I had been redundant from my job and I […]
It was never about running… My Behavioural Change Journey It was never about running… Running was the just the vehicle to facilitate my behavioural change. My behavioural change journey started in early April 2015 with a sore back, a walk, and recognition of enough talk. The fires in me started burning. I had recognised the […]
Making An Investment In Your Health With A Sit-Stand Workstation I am a big advocate for sit-stand workstations and increasing standing time at work. With the government incentives for small businesses to purchase assets for an immediate tax write off, why not consider an investment in your health before end of financial year. There are […]
Pain at work is NOT okay! Ergonomics is all about fitting the task to the man. It is a science concerned with human factors and in the context of a workplace, is intended to maximise productivity levels through eliminating an individual’s discomfort and fatigue. Where there is a mismatch between an individual, their environment and […]
The KNOCK ON EFFECT of Behavioural Change Making the commitment to behavioural change in one area of your life often brings positive change in other areas of your life too. I have recently committed to running again. In the past, running for me has been in fits and starts, something that I would do for […]