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The Office Rat

The Office Rat is here to help you cope with the vagaries of modern office work.

We office rats are afflicted by poor posture, high-stress work environments, fatigue, overwork, achy muscles, and a host of other conditions. As both an office rat and a massage therapist who works with desk workers all day, The Office Rat can help.

Office Fitness Tips

Most of the articles on this site are office fitness tips. The most recent tips are listed below. You can also browse the tips by afflictions and conditions and by coping strategies.

  • Laptop Ergonomics
  • Tame Anxiety with a Media Fast
  • Contrast Hydrotherapy for Your Aching Wrists
  • A Simple Stretch for Your Tight Hips
  • Active Sitting with an Exercise Ball
  • Try a Stand-Up Desk at Work
  • Wash Your Hands to Stay Healthy at Work
  • Today's Advance: A Retreat
  • Relax Back into Your Height
  • Progressive Relaxation for Your Stress
  • Choose Healthy Office Snacks to Satisfy Your Food Cravings
  • Extend Your Office Life with Strong Forearms
  • Give Yourself a Full-Body Massage
  • Give Your Balance a Boost
  • Checklist for Good Desk Posture

Click here for a complete list of tips.

You can browse all of the tips and other information on this site by the topic listings below. If you would like to see other topics covered here, please let me know.

Office Afflictions & Conditions

  • Anxiety (2)
  • BlackBerry Thumb (1)
  • Cold & Flu (1)
  • Desk Posture (17)
  • Fatigue (6)
  • Foot Pain (2)
  • Forearm Pain (3)
  • Headache/Migraine (1)
  • Low Back Pain (1)
  • Mouse Shoulder (1)
  • Neck Pain (2)
  • Overweight (2)
  • Overwork (3)
  • Shoulder Pain (5)
  • Stress (2)
  • Wrist Pain (3)

Coping Strategies for Office Rats

  • Aerobic Exercise (3)
  • Balance (2)
  • Body Awareness (4)
  • Breathing (5)
  • Ergonomics (5)
  • Escape (1)
  • Exercise (4)
  • Hydrotherapy (1)
  • Hygiene (1)
  • Movement (3)
  • Napping (2)
  • Nutrition (3)
  • Posture (4)
  • Productivity (2)
  • Relaxation (2)
  • Self-Massage (4)
  • Sleep (1)
  • Strengthening (5)
  • Stress Management (2)
  • Stretching (8)
  • Work-Life Balance (2)

Recent blog posts

  • "The Case for Working With Your Hands"
  • Office Rats Need Shiny Eyes, Too
  • Seattle Shoulder Injury Epidemic?
  • Vitamin D Deficiency? Heliotherapy to the Rescue
  • The Onion on Work-Life Balance
  • Latest Fitness Push: Work out at desk
  • Growth of PDA-Related Injuries a Concern
more

 

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Larry Swanson, The Office Rat
509 Olive Way, Suite 1111
Seattle, WA 98101
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