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Don’t try this at home: sit in a stationary position for eight to 10 hours. Keep your fingers moving in patterns pushing buttons. Squint. This can be risky behaviour for many parts of your body, especially your eyes, back, and wrists. Yet most of us do it five days a week or more.

At the very least, get up and walk around (to change up your back strain), look at things of varying distances (to work those eyeball-focusing muscles), and keep your wrist elevated (we all know that one, right?)
Want to take things further? Want to be able to lift things in your retirement? Want to be able to type for another few years? Want to stave off the reading glasses? There’s lots you can do!

Stay hydrated, don’t let the HVAC blow dry air in your eyes, get up and stretch more frequently, and keep your office space well lit. Don’t let the monitor be the brightest thing in your field of vision, and avoid glares. Move your desk if you have to. The Mayo clicnic recommends these stretches, you can get a new chair, and there’s even yoga you can do in your cubicle (free videos!).

Last but not least, check out the Treadputer.