Between his columns on RTL every morning, the shootings of his TV shows, the release of the new collection "Les cahiers Dr Good", where he gives his advice, and his activities as a general practitioner, Michel Cymes is used to running all day from one place to another.
If this second confinement calms things down a bit, however, he has certificates authorizing him to move.
Apart from his external obligations, he is however like everyone else, confined to his home to work.
He agreed to share one of his typical days with us.
In addition, five other practitioners, specializing in different fields, shed light:
Monique Lasry
, dietician-nutritionist in Paris (15th century);
Kevin Cabuil
, physiotherapist in Paris (XIth);
François Duverne
, occupational psychologist at ACMS (Association of medical and social centers);
Jean-Luc Puel
, professor of neurosciences and president of the National Audition Day association;
Damien Gatinel
, ophthalmologist, head of department at the Rothschild Foundation, in Paris (19th century).
OFFICE.
"Music stand and inflatable ball"
“I organize my days as I would in the office, by imposing a schedule on myself, appointments with myself.
There is no question for Doctor Cymes to be overwhelmed.
He knows the day before what will be done the next day.
And likes to start gently: “I start my day by reading the press, then my emails.
Then it depends on my schedule.
"
Here he is installed at his office.
“I am fortunate to have enough space to enjoy a dedicated room where I am all alone.
My chair is classic but, against a sedentary lifestyle, I do not work permanently seated and get up regularly.
I even have a music stand on which I put the documents I need to read.
It is inexpensive and allows you to work standing.
I also regularly replace my office chair with a Swiss ball, the large inflatable balls.
Once seated on it, you are always on the move.
It forces you to stand up straight and subconsciously build your deep abs.
The advice of the physiotherapist.
"It is important not to remain seated 8 hours in a row in front of your desk, insists Kevin Cabuil, physiotherapist in Paris (XI).
You have to take breaks of 1 to 3 minutes every hour, change your position.
For example, cross your hands on your legs and rotate your shoulders back and forth, head, left to right and bottom to top, tighten your shoulder blades ...
Sitting, care must be taken to preserve the curvatures of the spine.
For this, I recommend having your knees lower than the level of the hips, to have your forearms resting on the table by placing your computer as far as possible on the table, while raising your screen with books. so that it is at eye level.
This requires having a second keyboard.
It is the only investment that I recommend rather than an ergonomic chair, which is very expensive.
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FOOD.
"Almonds rather than sausage"
“The older I get, the more I try to have a balanced diet,” continues Michel Cymes.
Since I love to cook, have a little more time, I do the shopping, the market and prepare meals for everyone.
It's a way to relax.
"
Be careful though: when you stay at home all day, you tend to nibble.
" It's a disaster.
Everyone gained between 1.5 kg and 2 kg during the first confinement, he emphasizes.
When I have a little bit of a craving, I take a handful of almonds, it prevents me from diving on cakes or sausage.
I also drink a lot of water.
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A small cafe?
Not sure.
The general practitioner warns: “Personally, never outside of the morning.
I also advise great coffee enthusiasts to take advantage of the confinement to quit.
We know that 5 or 6 cups of coffee is not good for the body.
Take one in the morning, after lunch and why not in the afternoon.
You have to detox from all that is exciting, without depriving yourself of the pleasure!
For my part, in the evening, after sport, I have a little beer, even without my friends!
"
The dietician's advice.
"Food is a headache for many, so it is better to always have a little plan, whether you follow it or not, but it saves energy, which you need to work," said Monique Lasry, dietician-nutritionist in Paris (15th century).
This is valid for snacking.
The best way to avoid it is to predict it!
It could be a piece of fruit, a yogurt, a can of soda, a small handful of almonds… So I suggest preparing everything in advance on a platter and, if you don't want to, at least anticipate it.
I recommend eating every 4 hours, or even three for the most compulsive, in the form of 3 meals and one or two snacks, at a fixed time.
Lunch and dinner are made up of up to three different foods: meat, fish or soy;
a vegetable ;
a starch or bread.
Better to do without dessert, fruit or yogurt, and keep it to taste.
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You also have to remember to drink a lot: plain water, sparkling water, flavored water, infusion, tea or coffee, with fake sugar when you can't do without it.
Soda without sugar is possible.
We must not put too many prohibitions.
From a caloric point of view, it is better to have a zero cola than three cakes ... Nothing prevents either a small glass of red wine in the evening as an aperitif!
With telework, we are too close to food and we do not move.
However, sport is the regulator of appetite.
You must therefore not be still for too long.
"
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
"Sport, each with their own means"
Ah, sport!
Michel Cymes, also a great supporter of PSG, is a fan.
“I have long used to do it at the end of the day.
I get rid of the stress and fatigue of the day.
I am lucky to have an exercise bike.
I also do gym and meditation.
It's a real decompression airlock and a rendezvous with yourself.
The first confinement was an opportunity to ask myself lots of questions about my life, my job, my wishes… ”
A little walk outside?
It is obligatory, if we follow Michel Cymes.
“We have the right to one hour a day for walking.
If you take a brisk walk, as if you were in a hurry, for 30 minutes, that's already huge because it comes out of a sedentary lifestyle.
You can also go jogging, apparatus.
Physical activity is the best antidepressant there is.
Everyone must do it with their means.
"
The shrink's advice.
"Mental disorders (fear, stress, anxiety) are due to the current health situation and are maximized, in some cases, by work," says François Duverne, occupational psychologist at the Association of Medical and Social Centers.
You can worry about your professional future because of more difficult goals to achieve.
Work organizations can further complicate this.
In order to keep control over this extraordinary period, we may tend, as an employee, to invest even more than usual.
Already because we are asked to do so and then because it can reassure us.
The major risk, and in particular for management functions, is to sink into
hyper
: hyper-solicitation, hyper-connection, hyper-availability.
Burnout syndromes can therefore appear.
I encourage all teleworkers to take advantage of their authorized one-hour freedom to go walking, running, breathing, recharging their batteries: this is the best remedy for the sedentary lifestyle imposed by the period.
It is also important to set limits, physical, temporal and rest, so as not to let yourself be overwhelmed by your work.
This has already been invited into the home and takes up a lot of space in everyone's life.
"
WORK.
"Distracted ... for important things"
There are a lot of possible distractions when working from home, according to Michel Cymes.
“This is why I restrict myself to schedules according to my workload.
My wife also works from home, but we have the option of living in separate rooms.
I try to have some discipline.
When I write my column
(Editor's note: for RTL)
for example, I'm not going to stop in the middle to go have a little cake, see my wife ... I have a certain flexibility when my son comes to my office to ask me something for school.
I don't prevent myself from being distracted on important things.
"
Everything, or almost, is therefore possible, when we know how to communicate according to him.
“I think the whole family should try to respect certain rules because the situation is extraordinary.
We must explain to our children, if they are old enough to understand it, that between such and such a time, mum and dad must have moments without being disturbed, as if they were at the office.
Otherwise, concentration is impossible.
You can't ask your brain to focus if you hear kids calling
Daddy!
Mum !
Every five minutes or doing silly things.
"
For this, Michel Cymes is aware of the parameter linked to the size of the accommodation.
“It all depends on the privilege you have of having a dedicated space or not.
It's impossible to do the same thing by living in a two-room apartment for three, ”he concedes.
ENT advice.
"Teleworking can require more attention than face-to-face, it's much more tiring," underlines Jean-Luc Puel, professor in neurosciences and president of the National Hearing Day association.
I therefore recommend having good equipment, a good connection, a suitable workplace without noise pollution.
Telecommuting involves a significant cognitive load, breaks are necessary, every two hours with equal rest time for the ear, especially if you wear headphones or earphones.
Do not hesitate to put on earplugs either, even if there are headphones today that reduce outside noise and avoid having too high a sound level in the ears.
Theoretically, the risks for hearing are not very important.
To induce deafness, one would have to be exposed to sounds of more than 90 dB for several hours, which is not normally the case in teleworking.
On the other hand, during the surveys that we conduct, we observe that teleworking can worsen hearing problems already present.
It is more complicated to understand what we are told on a screen than in real life, especially since there can be a gap between the sound and the image.
"
REST.
"There is no more work until the next day"
Phew!
End of the day for Michel Cymes.
Time to take stock.
“Normally, when I get home, it's over.
There is no more work possible until the next morning.
Ditto on weekends.
I reproduce the same thing while working at home.
It is a strict rule.
I do not post a work that must be done from 6 a.m.
(Editor's note: Michel Cymes gets up between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m.)
at 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. because during the day I will have taken a little more time to to relax.
What changes is that I no longer see my friends.
It's terrible to be cut off from social ties.
"
The advice of the ophthalmologist.
“In teleworking, the risk is to work more on screen with slightly longer hours and sometimes do so in poor ergonomic conditions, for lack of a large enough screen, for example, notes Damien Gatinel, ophthalmologist in Paris (19th century).
Some patients tend to work a little more randomly, especially late at night.
Working in the dark in front of your computer can cause fatigue and give the impression of having irritated eyes.
It is therefore recommended to take regular breaks, more precisely to take your eyes off the screen every three quarters of an hour and to look elsewhere for two or three minutes.
The ideal is to be close to a window to look into the distance, rather than rubbing your eyes.
People often do this automatically in front of the screen when they are tired.
However, this can lead to deformation of the cornea and ultimately myopia.
It may be better to shed artificial tears if you have a feeling of dry eyes.
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