Top 10 tips for a healthy home office

Some of us spend now a lot of time in the home office. Your health is our main goal. Therefore, we brainstormed and wrote down our top 10 tips to stay healthy in the home office. This applies not just to long home office hours during the coronavirus pandemic but is applicable for all people working full or part time from their home.

1) Good work environment
Set up your home office with enough space, if possible, a big screen and a comfortable chair and keep your home office place nice and tidy.

2) Right humidity level
To stay healthy and efficient, your relative humidity level should be between 40 and 60%. If you are not sure, use a hygrometer to measure your room’s humidity level. If the relative humidity is below 40% - use a humidifier to increase it. Emma the portable humidifier is the perfect fit for this matter. https://www.stadlerform.com/emma

3) Stay hydrated
Drink enough, but not beer or countless cups of coffee. The best choice is still water. It is recommended to drink at least 2 liters (about 0.5 gallons) a day.

4) Take a break
You are not a machine and you need a break from time to time. Leave your desk, get up, move a bit and drink some water, a tee or a coffee. If you see your productivity level drop – it is definitely time for a break.

5) Eat healthy
Food is what provides your body with energy. Good food powers you to succeed in a long home office working day. Fruits give you the extra portion of important vitamins.

6) Ventilate your room
When you breathe, you produce a lot of CO2. You will need to bring fresh oxygen in this room. The only way to do so, is to open the window from time to time. Exchange the room’s air from time to time to keep the oxygen level up.

7) Log off
The distance between work and home is very small in home office. Therefore, it is even more important to being able to log off. Keep your work-life balance healthy and do not check e-mails late at night. Those messages can surely wait until the next day. If your colleagues do not stop to chase you  “flight mode” is your friend.

8) Go outside
You spend enough time inside. Take the chance before, in between or after your home office hours to go running, have a walk in the forest or just spend some time in a park. The sounds of nature help you to calm down and reduce the amount of stress.

9) Keep smiling
Smiling has so many positive aspects. When you smile, dopamine, endorphins and serotonin are released into your bloodstream. Smiling fights stress, relaxes your body and gives you an overall good feeling.

10) Sleep well
A good sleep helps you to recover and to gain energy for the next day. Sleep well and sleep long and allow yourself to get enough rest in order to tackle the next home office day with the best version of yourself.

Stay healthy and stay safe!
Your Stadler Form Team

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