Working in front of a computer all day can easily lead to bad habits, such as b. Sitting for a long time, staring at the screen constantly, not drinking water, and many other habits that negatively affect your health. But there are many apps that can help you avoid these common mistakes and stay healthy.
If you work on a Mac computer, you can download the following free apps to your computer to help you build healthy habits and stay healthy while you work:
Regular short leave requests
No matter how busy you are, take a break every hour or two to stay healthy. There are some apps designed to remind you to take regular breaks while working on your Mac computer. Examples of these applications are:
Timeout - Break Reminder:
An application designed to remind you to take a break from the computer. The app will display a notification right on your screen when it's time to rest.
This app offers two types of breaks: normal and a 10-minute hourly break. And take a short break every 15 minutes(s), a short 15-second break. These pauses allow you to take your eyes off the screen, flex your neck and shoulders, and check that you're sitting correctly.
You can download Time Out - Break Reminders for free from the App Store.
Awareness Timer App:
It's a simple timer that appears in your Mac computer's menu bar and can count down to zero or show elapsed time if you prefer. When the awareness timer reaches the end of your allotted working time, you will be reminded to take a short break.
You can download the Awareness Timer app for free from the App Store.
Eye protection application
If you work at a computer for a long time, it is important that you look away from the screen and focus on something other than the computer screen at least every 20 minutes. This reduces the risk of eye strain.
It is also recommended to check if the computer screen is too dark or too bright. In addition to adjusting the built-in settings on your Mac computer, downloading specific apps can help achieve this goal. Examples of these applications are:
Screen color filter application:
This free application brings 16 color filters to your computer screen that allow you to change the brightness of the screen based on the ambient light around you and work more efficiently in low-light conditions. After downloading the app, you can use the sliders to adjust the colors.
Not only does this app prevent eye strain, but it also helps employees with vision problems adjust screen colors.
You can download the Screen Colors Filter app for free from the App Store.
Apps to remind you to adjust your posture at work:
We all know how important correct posture is in the office to avoid back, shoulder and neck pain. There are many websites that teach how to improve your posture. But when you're focused on a task, it's easy to forget to sit properly. To overcome this, you can download the following apps to analyze and correct your sitting posture at work:
HLTH Posture & Break Reminders Application:
This app uses your Mac's built-in webcam to monitor your sitting position while you work on your computer. It alerts you when you lean too far forward or backward. The app keeps running in the background and most of the time you only see a small traffic light icon in the menu bar.
Although the app promises to protect your privacy by not saving or sharing the photos you take, having your webcam on all the time while you work is problematic. However, if you can overcome these issues, HLTH can help you maintain good posture. If you sit for a long time without a break, you will be asked to leave the workplace.
You can download the HLTH Posture & Break Reminders app for free from the App Store.
Apps to remind you to drink water
Drinking plenty of water is essential to staying healthy, and there are many apps on the iPhone to help you keep track of your water intake throughout the day, but if you're on a Mac, you'll need to find an app that reminds you when at work to drink water regularly. These applications:
Water tracking application:
Water Tracker is a simple app with a clean interface that makes it easy to set water goals, log every drink you drink, and send notifications to remind you to drink.
You can download the Water Tracker app for free from the App Store.