We all know drinking plenty of water is good for you so that’s a bonus but this is a great trick for getting you away from your desk as much as possible. Drink lots and lots of water and you’ll be forced to go to the toilet frequently. Getting away from sitting in that same position for long stretches of time is very important.

Download Workrave from www.workrave.org. It’s free. Its great. Its a lifesaver. Workrave is highly customizable stretchbreak software. You can use micro breaks and longer breaks. You can use the animated stretches. I just use the micro breaks mostly. I crank it up or down depending on pain levels. At time of writing I have it set to make me take a break every 5 minutes for 25 seconds.

• Make sure you block the screen. Your eyes need a break too.
• Make sure you set it up so you can’t hit cancel.