When it comes to our healthy lifestyle there can often be common things that affect us in different ways. It might be the temptation of grabbing junk food at lunch time, not preparing or feeling motivated to do things such as exercise, but have you ever considered that your career could be having a negative impact on your health? This is when we may need to make improvements and look at how we do things. With that in mind, here are some suggestions.

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Could you make improvements?

One of the biggest things to ask yourself is what could change it, what you could do now to improve things for you. This might be working on your language skills so that you can enhance your career in a different way, the global pandemic giving you time to learn and develop skills. You could find an online English tutor who could help you get started with it. Or maybe the changes in the last few months have made you see that you see that you don’t want to do that job anymore. So it may even be time for a career change.

Sitting down for too long

I am sure we have all been there at some point, am I right? Sat at your desk, working away, and before you know it you haven't stepped away from the computer and it is the end of the day. Sitting down for too long can have a negative impact on your health, so try and make an active point of standing once an hour for a minute. Whether that is walking to the bathroom, standing while talking on the phone or simply just getting up and walking round for a minute.

Not eating healthily at work

Your guess it, we are more likely to eat unhealthily at work. There is too much temptation to grab something of convenience rather than eating a salad you made from home. However, with a bit of preparation and advanced thought, you can nip this bad habit in the bud before it takes over.

Stress of workload

Stress can be a real common issue from work and your career, after all, the higher up the career ladder you climb, the harder it is to have an easy time of it. But, stress can also impact your health if you don’t learn some decent avoidance methods or thought provoking tools to help you deal with it. A good rule is to leave it at the door before coming home, and separating the two areas of your life. Allowing you time to relax and do the things you want to do without the worry and anxiety that stress can cause.

The mental impact from the people around you

Finally, the people around you can also have a negative impact on your mental health. Ever find that you feel you absorb the moods of others? This can happen all too frequent in an office environment especially if you work closely with your work colleagues. The best advice would be to try and not let their negative vibe impact your current thoughts and outlook.

Let’s hope that highlighting some of these areas can help you ensure that your career is not your downfall when it comes to your healthy lifestyle.