March 8th is International Women’s Day, and on this day we celebrate everything awesome and unique about women!
One of the most special things about women is that they tend to be ‘nurturers’ of those around them. They’re often carers in the form of mothers, grandmothers, sisters or daughters and supportive friends or colleagues of the many people in their community.
And women often feel their greatest sense of satisfaction and worth in giving of themselves to others- they’re time, their listening ear, their advice, their hospitality and their heart.
In our increasingly busy world, however, this selfless commitment to giving and putting other’s needs before their own can take its toll.
Yes, as women we tend to wear many hats and, sadly, the ‘hat of self-care’ is usually donned the least.
The sad reality is that I speak to many women daily who aren’t feeling great about themselves. They find it hard to see, let alone celebrate their amazing qualities amidst their struggle.
They’re often worried about their weight, worried about how stiff and sore they feel, how exhausted and sluggish they feel, worried about the increasing hunch of their shoulders, worried about their health and the little time they have to devote to taking care of themselves.
Does that resonate with you?
Well, I want to encourage you today!
Firstly, I assure you that you are doing a great job.
And secondly, I want to remind you that you can’t help others unless you fit your own oxygen mask first…
While it certainly is tough to prioritise your own physical and mental health when you’ve got deadlines at work, family and social commitments, household chores to get done and hungry kids or pets hounding you…
I’d like you to stop for a second and take a deep breath, then exhale, and read on.
If I told you that you could skyrocket your physical and mental health in just 2 minutes, would you want to know how?
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Strategy #1 for Setting yourself up for Success at your desk
/in Ergonomics Advice, exercises, Health and Wellness, Healthy Habits at Your Desk, Improve Strength and Flexibility, Posture Advice, Sitting disease, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsMy 31 strategy to set yourself up for success at your desk! 😀
Discover How to Feel your Best and be far more productive with this Top Tip, plus a bonus awesome desk exercise! ✅
End of Semester and the End of Financial Year is fast approaching and you might well be feeling the strain and drain of sitting at your desk more than usual? 😳
This is the first of 5 key steps to beating fatigue and fighting off sore muscles that I can’t wait to share with you👍
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Stiff and Sore no more! Grab this Easter Holiday Travel Tip that keeps your back and hips happy while you Sit
/in exercises, Health and Wellness, Healthy Holiday Tips, Improve Strength and Flexibility, Sitting disease, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsTravelling this Easter Break? Does you back groan at you just with the thought of sitting for hour in the car, train or plane?
Do you feel hunched over with stiffness or soreness in your low back and hips from being stuck sitting for ages… then take a bit of unwinding while you straighten up again?
I’ve got some good news for you!
I recorded a video of my favourite way to keep your back and hips from stiffening up while you travel… this tip has saved me many times 🙂
It’s also a great way to keep yourself alert if you’re driving or stuck sitting in a meeting or conference when you can’t move as much as you’d like to.
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Relieve Neck, Back and Shoulder tension with this Quick Tip
/in Ergonomics Advice, Health and Wellness, Healthy Habits at Your Desk, Posture Advice, Sitting disease, Uncategorized, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsI often prescribe my clients the ‘Smiling Collar-bones’ exercise that gives them a quick and easy way to improve their posture and take tension off their neck, shoulders and upper back.
It’s also one of my favourite ways of explaining healthy posture habits for your head, neck and shoulders and clients can’t believe how easy it is to remember… so they do it more often!
The other thing is, your don’t have to even leave your chair to do it! Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, you can ‘Smile’ your collarbones and feel the difference in your body!
That’s a win-win all round!
This week saw us celebrating April Fool’s Day… and National ‘Smile Day’ in Australia. So I thought I’d bring a smile to your dial and share this awesome exercise with you…
New evidence that Exercise Boosts our Brainpower!
/in exercises, Health and Wellness, Healthy Habits at Your Desk, Improve Strength and Flexibility, Posture Advice, Sitting disease, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsNew research has unlocked another piece in the puzzle of how exercise improves our brain function.
A discovery has identified what triggers the brain to boost brain function through exercise.
Many of us will be familiar with the ‘post-exercise high’ that is often what motivates us to get our joggers on in the first place. We can always look forward to feeling more awake and ‘alive’ post-workout, even if we are physically exhausted!
The Hippocampus is an important area of our brain for memory and learning. When we exercise, stem cells in this region multiply to form new nerve cells (neurons) which leads to improvements in learning and memory.
And now we know more about how…
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Try this Exercise to boost your Brainpower while you work!
/in Ergonomics Advice, exercises, Health and Wellness, Healthy Habits at Your Desk, Improve Strength and Flexibility, Posture Advice, Sitting disease, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsThis week is Brain awareness week, so in honour of raising awareness about brain research and developing healthy habits for your brain, I’ve got a great Brain- Boosting Exercise for you!
Exercise helps you wake up the centre of your brain that helps you stay alert, increases the flow of blood and therefore oxygen to your brain, and even has an anti-depressant effect…
So it’s well worth trying exercises like this one at your desk, or getting up to move regularly.
Rather than drone on about the exercise that I love the most for energizing me throughout my workday, I filmed a short video to show you!
This is hands down my favourite exercise for a couple of reasons
I’d love you to let me know how you go with it and tell me how you feel afterwards!
Or if you have any other questions about how to best keep yourself energised and ditch the strain of sitting at your desk, computer or on your device I’d be happy to chat via email at kym@kymsiddonsphysio.com.au
Time-saving tips for feeling fabulous, leading an active life and aging gracefully… in celebration of International Women’s Day
/in Ergonomics Advice, Health and Wellness, Healthy Habits at Your Desk, Improve Strength and Flexibility, Posture Advice, Sitting disease, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsMarch 8th is International Women’s Day, and on this day we celebrate everything awesome and unique about women!
One of the most special things about women is that they tend to be ‘nurturers’ of those around them. They’re often carers in the form of mothers, grandmothers, sisters or daughters and supportive friends or colleagues of the many people in their community.
And women often feel their greatest sense of satisfaction and worth in giving of themselves to others- they’re time, their listening ear, their advice, their hospitality and their heart.
In our increasingly busy world, however, this selfless commitment to giving and putting other’s needs before their own can take its toll.
Yes, as women we tend to wear many hats and, sadly, the ‘hat of self-care’ is usually donned the least.
The sad reality is that I speak to many women daily who aren’t feeling great about themselves. They find it hard to see, let alone celebrate their amazing qualities amidst their struggle.
They’re often worried about their weight, worried about how stiff and sore they feel, how exhausted and sluggish they feel, worried about the increasing hunch of their shoulders, worried about their health and the little time they have to devote to taking care of themselves.
Does that resonate with you?
Well, I want to encourage you today!
Firstly, I assure you that you are doing a great job.
And secondly, I want to remind you that you can’t help others unless you fit your own oxygen mask first…
While it certainly is tough to prioritise your own physical and mental health when you’ve got deadlines at work, family and social commitments, household chores to get done and hungry kids or pets hounding you…
I’d like you to stop for a second and take a deep breath, then exhale, and read on.
If I told you that you could skyrocket your physical and mental health in just 2 minutes, would you want to know how?
Read more
An Ergonomically Friendly Desk Tidy-up + Awesome Desk Exercise for you!
/in Ergonomics Advice, exercises, Health and Wellness, Healthy Habits at Your Desk, Improve Strength and Flexibility, Posture Advice, Sitting disease, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsThis week we had some fun on social media…
It was ‘Clean Up Australia Day’ for Businesses on Monday, so I set us all a little challenge!
We went through the simple things we can all do every day to help keep our nation and our office safe (and beautiful) by picking up rubbish and things lying around.
AND I showed you how to give your own workspace an ‘Ergonomically Friendly Clean-up’ to inspire you to get you in the tidying mood!
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An Energy Boost and Encouragement for you
/in exercises, Health and Wellness, Healthy Habits at Your Desk, Improve Strength and Flexibility, Posture Advice, Sitting disease, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsDo you ever feel a little sluggish, even stiff or sore sitting at your desk?
Or maybe you get frustrated there’s not enough time in the day to exercise as much as you’d like…
I want to inspire you, your workmates and even your family with this quick exercise tip!
You see, 30mins of daily exercise is awesome (and typically recomended), but it’s difficult for so many people that they end up doing nothing at all! 😳
I see so many poor souls struggling with wearing so many hats- they might be team leader or business owner, an employee, a parent, a student, then pile on top heaps of other committments- that they wrestle with finding time to prioritise the self-care things they should.
Does that ring true for you?
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Are you (and your team) ‘Fit to Sit’ at your desk?
/in Ergonomics Advice, exercises, Health and Wellness, Healthy Habits at Your Desk, Human Resources, Improve Strength and Flexibility, Posture Advice, Sitting disease, Wellness at Work /by Kym SiddonsDo you ever feel…?
Knots, Niggles, Tension
Tight muscles, aches or even pains
Brain fog, Nodding off, productivity waning
Sluggish from hours at a screen, slouching
Eyes glazing over, grab another coffee
Frustrated by no time to exercise, Too much on your plate
Your weight creeping up, metabolism slowing down
Do any of those phrases resonate?
Or can you see yourself heading there if things don’t change?
There’s nothing more upsetting to me, as a health professional, than seeing people in a state of distress, suffering from combinations of the above symptoms.
Especially because most of those issues can be pretty easily avoided… if you know how.
Most people have no idea that this shouldn’t be ‘your normal’ and that a few simple strategies can empower you to take control and get your health back on track.
That’s good news, right?
Read moreHow to make 2019 your best year yet!
/in exercises, Health and Wellness /by Kym SiddonsHave you set a ‘New Year’s resolution’ for 2019?
According to statistics, most people resolutions for the new year based on improving their health.
Among the top ten most common New Year’s resolutions are
Also according to statistics, you only have 9.2% of actually succeeding in pulling off your New Year’s resolutions!
Woah!!
Are you typically among that 9.2%?
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