{"id":1937,"date":"2011-02-28T21:32:01","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T21:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mpdspace.com\/blog\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2011-10-29T13:12:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T12:12:17","slug":"productivity-the-desk-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mpdspace.com\/blog\/personal-development\/productivity-the-desk-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Productivity: The Desk Olympic’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part 1 of a 2 <\/a>part series <\/span><\/strong> Question<\/strong>, How can you become a more Productive and Creative force behind the desk. Before we go their, let me just say that Desk work, Requires body work!<\/p>\n

Your body deserve the proper training.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Recently I learnt the hard way that working at the desk, should be classified as athletic sport why? well because its hard work, Its both mentally and physically demanding. Heres the\u00a0story…<\/strong> For the last month or so, \u00a0I’ve\u00a0not exercised at my normal intensity, in fact I\u2019ve been a bit of a bum in that area – Anyway\u00a0I’ve\u00a0notice an dramatic affect on my energy both mentally and physically, and a lowering of productivity and endurance.<\/p>\n

If you wan\u2019t to stay in the game\u00a0you’ve\u00a0got to be able to take the strain.<\/span><\/h3>\n

I\u2019ve normally got tones of energy and endurance behind the desk, but without exercise my desk chair seems to be acting like a black hole, its gravity seems to be socking the life out of my butt… It\u2019s so sore! This experience has exposed just how demanding desk work actual is. Sitting at the desk for hours on end is tough!<\/strong> – I take my hat of to those who don\u2019t work out. You guys have got some Mighty powers of endurance. but apart from Having endurance, I think you should workout…\u00a0Heres whys 5,6,7,8 HOURS \u00a0PLUS working at your desk, Day after day, Year after year can really really mess with your swagger! –<\/strong> You don\u2019t want to end up look like a desk demon, all ridged and hunched over, With veins popping out of the side of your head – Or a desk goblin, with you\u2019re belly balanced on the edge of your desk and you bum hanging over the side of your chair. All in all, if your working long hours behind the desk, YOUR AN ATHLETE, so see your self\u2019s as one. Most people have not got the mental, physical strength and endurance to sit in a chair long enough to even begin to compete in the desk games, Trust me you\u2019re an athlete. I\u2019ve not workout for a month and my bony ass is under extreme pleasure, I don\u2019t know how much more my body or mind can take, I\u2019ve been failing asleep and everything, I need to get working out again.<\/p>\n

Here’s a definition an athlete from the free dictionary.com <\/strong><\/span> A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength<\/span>, agility, and endurance,<\/span> which are necessary for physical exercise <\/span>or sports, especially those performed in competitive <\/span>context.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I would say that the physical act of passively sitting at a desk \u00a0for a long period\u00a0of time is a physical exercise<\/strong><\/span>, and it takes\u00a0strength<\/strong><\/span> and endurance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Negative effects of long hour at the desk, <\/span><\/h3>\n