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The Office Rat fitness tips are quick, easy-to-implement ideas to help you stay healthy at work.

  • 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
  • Avoid Wrist Problems with Good Keyboard Ergonomics
  • Ease Neck Pain with a Nice Stretch
  • Give Yourself a Day Off
  • Walking at Work Can Be NEAT
  • It’s Getting Dark. . .
  • Wake Up, Sleepy-head, with a Few Quick Breaths
  • Strengthen Your Toes to Wake Up Your Feet
  • Rub Your Feet the Right Way
  • Are You a Well-Balanced Person?
  • Where’s Your Bowling Ball?
  • Are You “Getting Things Done”?
  • Stretch Your Forearms
  • Get a Good Night’s Sleep Tonight
  • Take an Office Hike Today
  • Stave Off Afternoon Fatigue Without a Nap
  • Enliven Your Lungs
  • Get Your Legs Moving
  • Give Your Forearms a Break
  • Visualize Your Breathing
  • Pull Your Shoulder Blades Back Where They Belong
  • Lengthen The Back of Your Legs
  • Self-Massage for Tension Headaches
  • Loosen Your Wrists
  • Let Your Shoulder Go
  • Stretch Your Main Breathing Muscle
  • Develop Your Core Awareness
  • The Perfect Nap?
  • Don’t Reach for Your Mouse
  • Get Your Shoulders Moving
  • Regain Your Lost Height
  • Are You a Flexaholic?
  • Take a Walk
  • Got Fatigue? Try a (Very) Quick Cat-Nap
  • Take a Big, Deep Breath. . .

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Larry Swanson, The Office Rat
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