How to Stay Healthy When You Work from Home

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It’s no secret that the modern-day lifestyle can wear a person down. Humans weren’t designed to sit and stare at screens for eight hours a day with our arms outstretched like a Tyrannosaurus rex. We know it’s bad for us, but we do it, anyway.

While working from home has its benefits, it’s not necessarily a solution for achieving work-life balance. If we’re not careful, those of us who work remotely are at risk of becoming stressed-out workaholics who sit too much (just ask

Kris Gage

).

For instance, remote workers tend to work longer hours, stay connected longer, and suffer from less restful sleep. In one study, 41% of flexible workers reported feeling stress “most or all of the time” compared with 25% of office workers.

Meanwhile, research shows that any amount of extended sitting can be harmful. And working more than ten hours per day is linked to a higher risk of stroke.

None of this is good. What can we do about it?

The World Health Organization defines health as:

“a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”