{"id":1270,"date":"2014-07-03T07:02:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T07:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2014-07-03T07:33:45","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T07:33:45","slug":"how-to-stop-your-computer-killing-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uktech.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/how-to-stop-your-computer-killing-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Your Computer Killing You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sphinx\"<\/a> Yes folks, it’s true.<\/p>\n

As you sit at the keyboard, slogging\u00a0away at all those important tasks, your computer is quietly killing you off.<\/p>\n

If you don’t want to go the way of the Dodo or crumble to dust like the Sphinx, read on…<\/p>\n

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Sitting for long periods is well known<\/a> to be bad for your health. As a programmer, in a previous life, hammering away at the keyboard for 16 hours a day – and drinking endless cups of coffee was\u00a0usual<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

It was considered computer geek ‘normality’.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But no more \u2013 as this\u00a0infographic<\/a>\u00a0shows \u2013 it really is\u00a0that<\/span><\/em>\u00a0bad, so I decided to do something about it.<\/p>\n

What to Do?<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s actually very easy to alleviate the problems of prolonged sitting \u2013 don\u2019t do it! Use these steps to help keep moving and reap the benefits of becoming more active at work:<\/p>\n