Take a Break Exercises

Feeling tense and stressed?  Need a break?  We’ve got some tension relieving exercises, games and more to give you a time out.

Feeling tense?  Here are some exercises to help you relax those muscles and increase your energy levels. Simply click here and you can download a word document that illustrates workstation exercises. These exercises are from: Officewise - A Guide to Health & Safety in the Office (January 2006) an official publication of Worksafe Victoria (a division of the Victorian WorkCover Authority)*.

When working at a computer you should always try and take a screen break. One recommendation when working for extended periods on a computer is break for 20 seconds every 20 minutes and make sure you look away from your screen to adjust your focus range.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/ergomsu/stretch.htm

*This and other related publications are available free of charge by contacting the Victorian WorkCover Authority on 1800 136 089 or by visiting www.workcover.vic.gov.au.