{"id":4531,"date":"2022-03-06T21:26:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T18:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firmafitness.ee\/movement-breaks-reduce-headaches\/"},"modified":"2022-03-06T21:26:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T18:26:43","slug":"movement-breaks-reduce-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firmafitness.ee\/en\/movement-breaks-reduce-headaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Movement breaks reduce headaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that I studied computer workers for my university thesis?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I investigated how movement breaks during the working day affect the muscles and subjective well-being of office workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When sitting at the computer for a long time, our shoulders tend to rotate forward, and various forced positions make the upper back stiff. I wanted to know if 15-minute movement breaks in the middle of the workday would change muscle stiffness and improve overall well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I studied office workers for 6 weeks. With one group we took 15-minute movement breaks, with the other group we did not take movement breaks. Each week I measured the trapezius muscle and subjective well-being of the participants in both groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results were surprising!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>As a result of the research, it became clear that movement breaks reduce the feeling of fatigue, headaches, dizziness and general nervousness and help prevent the increase in muscle stiffness. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical activity, both during the working day and outside of work, contributes to improving job satisfaction and maintaining functional capacity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can learn more about my thesis here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etera.ee\/s\/yOnP5L8EUp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.etera.ee\/s\/yOnP5L8EUp <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that I studied computer workers for my university thesis? 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