We have software at work available to us that reminds you to stretch every 30 minutes. I’ve known about it for a long time, but never really gave it much thought. With everything else I am doing, I thought why not, let’s give this thing a whirl.

The software is called Stretch Break and pops up every 30 minutes to remind you to stretch. You can configure it to different intervals, but I left it in default mode. When it pops up, it give you three stretches to do then goes back to sleep. The stretches themselves vary in what they work and include both sitting and standing stretches. There are some for your hands, shoulders, neck and eyes. It does a pretty good job.

The thing that really got my attention was how quickly the 30 minutes seemed to fly by and the next session begins. As I sit in my office, I imagine there are times when hours go by and I am just glued to my computer – not really moving more than my hands. It definitely feels good to get up and stretch. I will keep this going and play with the duration to strike the balance between stretching enough and not breaking concentration too often.

Just another in a series of eye opening events.