How to avoid RIS:

Avoid RIS and maintain health by frequently changing activities and performing movements. Do some of the following:

• Every hour take a 5-minute break (studies at the Internal Revenue Service show that employees report significant reduction in symptoms without loss in productivity)
• Leave your computer station for the 15-minute mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks
• Eat lunch away from the computer workstation
• Take a short walk or do other movements instead of snacking when feeling tense or tired
• Have walking meetings, or walk during part of the meeting
• Drink lots of water so that you have to take a movement break
• Practice micro-breaks every 30 seconds for 1 second by dropping your hands to your lap
• Perform a stretch, strengthening, relaxation, or mobilization movement every 30 minutes
• Change work tasks frequently during the day
• Stand up when talking on the phone

Copyright 2003 Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney
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