Micro-breaks & Stretching Exercises

Stretching Exercises

A coaching tool (keyboard/mouse monitoring) provides audio and/or visual alerts to the employee when he or she approaches a measured work intensity threshold requiring a short micropause of a few seconds or a longer micro-break of about a minute together with an ergonomic exercise to encourage people to pace themselves while using a computer a proven method to reduce fatigue and increase blood circulation (U.S. Government NIOSH, Cornell University, UCONN and other studies).

There are 20 orthopedically designed stretches built into ErgoSuite Enterprise. They are designed to be followed in real time and last from 35 seconds to one minute. These stretches may help relieve many of the common symptoms you may have from using the computer without well-timed taking breaks.
 

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Pacing Tool Features:

Micro-breaks

          Micropause alerts providing breaks of a few seconds

          Micro-break alerts providing breaks of up to a minute or two

          Stretching alerts providing static loading relief breaks

Methodology

          Micro-breaks based upon 'activity as a function of time'

          Distinction between keying and mousing

          Senses activity pauses and resume-time after natural breaks

Personalization

          Easy setup and personalization with the Settings Wizard

          Options to 'ignore or enforce' micro-break alerts

          Options for visually-impaired users

User Interface, The ErgoMeter

          Unique biofeedback system

          Tray icon status indicator and menu

          Alert severity indicator (situational need for micro-break)

Stretching Exercises

          Skins for casual or formal environments

          Live stretching coaches for exercises

          Optional audio narration with stretching exercises, with mute

Administration

          Dynamic usage restrictions option (from healthcare provider)

          Simple network administration

          Network reporting for analysis and healthcare providers


This unique technology is supported by substantial research which has shown that if you can remember to take well-timed brief micro-breaks, lasting a matter of seconds, strategically placed during the day, you can reduce your risks of developing a repetitive strain injury. In addition, like an athlete who paces themselves in a race, you will fatigue at a slower rate and maintain a higher degree of accuracy at the computer.