Health is often compromised with the desire to make it good at work. You spend countless hours sitting in front of your computer to finish a report and skipping lunch to meet a deadline. It may be alright once in a while, but if it happens almost every day, that’s a sign that you’re sacrificing your health over work.

Well, you don’t have to compromise it while climbing up the ladder of success, here are five tips on how to improve your health at work.

1. Eat Right

Most people are guilty of reaching for a bag of chips when hunger strikes at the office. If you’re often caught up with work and don’t have time to prepare a healthy meal, here are some ways to still eat healthy in the office.

• Have them delivered – These days, even healthy snacks can be delivered right to your doorstep. It doesn’t have to be fast food all the time. SnackNation healthy snack delivery offers a wide variety of healthy snacks. Go to their website to pick the snack that you want them to deliver.
• Bring fruits – Fruits are the safest way to eat right fast. Without the need for any preparation, you can grab an apple, pear or banana, toss them in your bag and go. You can munch them while working.
• Take your lunch break – It could be very tempting not to take your lunch break to finish up work or to get ahead of schedule, but that’s a terrible thing to do.

Make the most of lunch breaks and take your time to eat your food. This is also the time when you can make pleasant conversations with your colleagues to break the ice. Go out and get a salad, or a Subway, you have an hour to make the most out of it.

2. Move Around

Even though your work requires you to be in front of a computer the whole day, there should be no excuse for you to not be able to move around.

Here are some ways:

• Use standing desk – The best way to stand while working is to use a standing desk or computer risers that you can put on top of your desk, so that you can lift the computer when you want to stand.
• Pace around while thinking – When you need to pause and think of things you need to type on the computer, stand up and pace around. You’ll still be working because you can think while you pace. No time wasted.
• Take frequent short breaks – Take two to three minutes break every hour. Stand up, look outside a window to relax and rest your eyes while you give yourself a chance to get on your feet and stretch your muscles. A couple of minutes standing up will help your blood circulation and your body to relieve stiffness and cramps.

3. Drink Water

Some people don’t drink plenty of water to avoid frequent trips to the toilet. Not a good idea. Computer radiation can get you dehydrated fast. Dehydration makes you feel dizzy or confused, which will make you counterproductive.

Water will keep you moving throughout the day; you can take advantage of the frequent run to the john as your mini exercise, and take these tips too:

• Keep a tumbler or a glass in your office.
• See to it that you refill that glass at least eight times during your shift.
• If you’re not a fan of the plain taste of water, add a few lemon slices to it.
• Never substitute coffee for water. Caffeine will make you feel more thirsty and lose more water when you urinate.

4. Don’t Skip Breakfast

If you will have a hectic day at work and eating may be difficult to include in your schedule, then eat breakfast. You’ll never know what time your next meal will be so never skip the most important meal of the day.

Here’s how you can make sure you can eat breakfast:

• Sleep early so you can wake up earlier to prepare a hearty breakfast and still have a complete rest.
• When you do your groceries, always include food that you can quickly prepare.
• Stock up on eggs, bread or cereals.

5. Clean Up

The office or workstation is where you spend most of your time, so just like your home, you have to clean up before and after you work.

Here’s how:

• Be sure to wipe the desk clean and don’t leave any crumbs behind that since it will invite pests and bugs, which may carry bacteria.
• Use hand sanitizers before and after using your keyboard and mouse, and sanitize them with alcohol.
• Wipe your desk with cloth or tissue paper to remove dust that may trigger respiratory diseases.

Don’t ever sacrifice your health while working because you may end up working for medicines or hospital bills rather than enjoying the fruits of your labor. Start working with these tips in mind so you can retire with a sound body and mind, and reap all the benefits of working hard.