LINKS & RESOURCES
SURVIVING & THRIVING AT YOUR DESK
Selected References & Resources
Get fit on the job:
- How to burn calories at work: mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/adult-health/in-depth/office-exercise/art-20047394
- Slide show - Office Stretches: mayoclinic.com/health/stretching/WL00030
- Yoga stretches for the office: http://www.mydailyyoga.com/ (FREE)
Downloadable repeating timers for computers:
- Windows: freealarmclocksoftware.com
- Mac: macupdate.com/app/mac/20597/alarm-clock
FOR PURCHASE: Desktop stretching/yoga programs; free trials available
- stretchware.com (Windows & Mac)
- paratec.com/index.htm (developed for Windows; Mac option)
- http://www.rsiguard.com (Windows & Mac)
Treadmill & Stand-Up Desks:
- Treadmill desk sites: treadmill-desk.com
- Stand-up desk sites: http://www.ergotron.com; http://www.varidesk.com; http://store.steelcase.com
Chair / Desk Yoga Videos:
- John Schlorholtz, Ageless Yoga: agelessyoga.org (for those with limited mobility)
- Office Yoga, Danielle Scane: www.amazon.com
Health Risks of Sedentary Behavoir:
- Curr Cardio Risk Rep (2008) 2:292-298; Circulation (2010) 384-391
- Eur J Cancer (2010) 46:2593-604; Recent Results Cancer Res (2011) 186: 13–42
- Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2010) 19:2691-709; PLOS One (2011) 6:e19657
The Benefits of Fidgeting:
- Levine et al. Science 307:574; Johannsen et al. Obesity 16:34