Headsets For Comfort – Part 4 – What Increases The Effectiveness of Headset Use

If you are using your headset regularly throughout the day and do not take some time for yourself and your body, the effectiveness of your headset is going to be limited.

Stretch and Rest
Push away from your computer from time to time. Really, it’s ok! Massage your neck, arms and hands. Then stretch. If your muscles feel tight then massage them again or place a warm towel over them before stretching. Close and cup your eyes. Then open them and look at something in the distance to relax the muscles you have been using.

You will notice an increased energy almost immediately.

You are not a machine and your body needs the rest. Get up from your chair. Walk down the hall or around the building. If it is a nice day go outside and be with nature for a few minutes. It will do wonders for you.

You will probably begin to notice that you are infused with new ideas with increased rest. Yes?

Move Your Body
Our bodies were designed to move. Move your legs right now as if you were walking in place. Yes. Go ahead and try it right now…..!

Did you do it?

If you did, what did you notice? You may have noticed that your breathing automatically changed. Our legs act like peripheral hearts. When you move your legs your circulation increases sending blood and oxygen throughout your body and increasing your energy. Change positions frequently throughout the day and whenever you can, get up and move around.

Relax and Breathe
So many people tend to feel a sense of obligation to sit and sit (and sit!) to finish a project. Like they think the answer is going to come from thinking more. Sometimes they try so hard to just think of what it is that they are missing when faced with a project deadline and they are increasing their stress level instead. This causes shallow breathing from the chest instead of from the diaphragm.

The lungs must fill to capacity in order to be at our best. The best advice is to rest and take some deep breaths. It is amazing how inspiration seems to flow and the problem we are in the middle of miraculously finds the solution.

Deep breathing helps the relaxation process and relaxing helps the breathing process. So try one and see what happens!

It has been a pleasure sending you this 4-Part Mini e-Course on increasing comfort with the use of headsets.

Let me know if you have any questions about additional ways of being comfortable.

Wendy