There is no doubt that the current world is fast paced and as a result it’s almost impossible to find time to exercise. The good side is that there are a number of things that you can do to ensure that you remain healthy despite your busy schedule. Here are some of the things that you can do:

Close your eyes

If your schedule allows you to pause for a few minutes, you should spend those minutes in complete silence with your eyes closed. Research studies have shown that closing your eyes aids in enhancing the quality of rest that your body experiences and as a result you feel energized and ready to go on with your activities.

Take plenty of field greens

Field greens supply your body with plenty of vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll and phytochemicals, all of which work together in ensuring that the negative effects of being under-rested and overworked are offset.

Some of the great field greens that you should take include: cabbages, spinach, and any other foods that might be in your area. To find the best greens, you should regularly pay a visit to your local grocery.

Always go for mustard over mayonnaise

Commercial mayonnaise varieties contain soybean, canola oil, and other vegetable oils that contribute to an imbalance of fatty acids in the body tissues. The vegetable oils also contain large amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids that bring about direct tissue injury.

Mustard on the other hand contains mustard seeds, turmeric, salt, and vinegar. The amount of the ingredients in mustard are usually very low thus they can’t cause any problems in the body.

If you can’t get mustard, you should go for avocado slices

Kick start your day with a green smoothie

Smoothies provide the body with plenty of antioxidants, fiber, and carbohydrates. The good side with them is that you can carry them to work or anywhere you are going.

To prepare the smoothies you need green vegetables, fresh fruits, and a strong blender. To reap the full benefits, you should ensure that you use fresh products. You should also ensure that you use the right amounts of each of the products.

Make it your habit to take healthy soups

There are a number of very healthy soups that provide the body with great nutrients. Some of the soups that you can prepare include: pea soup, kale and chickpea soup, roasted cauliflower and potato soup, and squash and apple soup.

You can ask a friend to show you how to prepare the soups or you can go online and take a look at the various recipes.

Many women’s lifestyle magazines frustrate us by providing exercise regimens for work and then adding: “You can do this exercise in your office!” What about those of us who work in a cube or other small space (with no floor space for Pilates-style stretches) that’s not very private (do you really want your boss to wander by right when you’re doing jumping jacks?). Even if you are cube-confined, you can maintain your health in a cube.

Make A “Health” Drawer

Your filing spaces are your friends. Most cubes have lots of little drawers. Make one of them a “health” drawer. Add a ziplock bag or two with healthy non-perishable snacks in it (maybe dried veggies), a few bags of herbal, non-caffeinated tea (switch over from coffee midday to help you sleep better at night), and a travel-size hand-sanitizing gel for use regularly when there’s a cold going around the office (did you know most colds are transmitted through shared objects like doorknobs?). A decorative canvas bag can store an extra pair of athletic shoes in case you can take a 10 minute walk or stretch break over lunch.

Get Blood Back To Your Brain:

Pop goes the weasel. When you sit in a cube in front of a computer or on the phone for hours at a time, gravity pulls your blood towards your feet. It pools in your feet, ankles, and fanny; if you’re ever noticed your feet looking puffy towards the end of the day, the puffiness may be a side-effect of having blood spending so much time down there! Our arm and leg muscles function as “pumps” to get blood back to the heart.

While you could just do jumping jacks to get the blood flowing back upwards, there are less noticeable ways to get blood moving: If you’ve got a shelf in your high in your cube, keep daily useables (paperclips, stapler) there; getting up regularly will remind you to stretch. While standing lift your legs up at the knee, one at a time, to help get blood flowing. One enterprising woman kept a postcard pinned up towards the very top of her cube wall – and kept an ever-growing collection of postcards that she exchanged every day in the afternoon. The new postcard each day perked her up, and it gave her a reminder to get up and stretch several times a day.

Muscular injury is common in the desk-job world. The Center for Disease Control reports that 92,576 injuries resulted from repetitive motion, including typing or key entry. Make sure to take breaks from the keyboard at least once an hour. Use a wrist support at your computer when you are typing or browsing, Your forearm, wrist, and hand should be on a level, not making a V. The Harvard RSI action group suggests some exercises to help prevent repetitive stress injuries (http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/). If you spend a lot of time on the phone and can’t use a speaker phone, don’t hold the phone by crunching your shoulder against your ear. Instead, invest in or ask for a headset or shoulder support for your receiver.

Drink Plenty Of Water:

Drinking water is very important. It can help you recover from a cold more quickly (though it doesn’t “cure” it), replenish lost fluids after exercise, and assist in weight loss (many people think they are hungry when they are actually thirsty, so make sure to take a drink before diving for the candy machine). Keep a four-cup bottle or thermos near the computer and replenish daily. Don’t overdo though – excess water can dilute important minerals and vitamins in your blood stream.

Make Sure To Take Your Vitamins & Other Pills:

Pill reminders. Do you need regularly forget to take vitamins because you’re busy? Find an attractive, desk-top container to put the bottle in – a decorative flower pot is one option. Something attractive and eye catching will remind you it’s there. This can also work for daily medications, but keep in mind that some medications can be toxic to others or have street-value (many prescribed pain killers), so these are medications that should stay with you, rather than your desk.