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Get Up Reminder – Stay Active, Stay Healthy

Get Up Reminder is a simple and effective Chrome extension that reminds you to take breaks. Do you spend long hours sitting at your desk, immersed in work or browsing the internet? If so, you might not realize how much time has passed without taking a break. Studies show that prolonged sitting can lead to poor posture, back pain, eye strain, and even long-term health issues like reduced circulation and increased risk of chronic conditions. Get Up Reminder is your personal productivity and wellness companion, designed to gently remind you to take breaks, stretch, and stay active throughout your day. Whether you work from home, in an office, or study for long hours, this extension ensures that you stay mindful of your body’s needs while maintaining peak focus and efficiency. Why Use Get Up Reminder? In today’s fast-paced world, many of us spend most of our time sitting in front of screens, often neglecting our physical well-being. Get Up Reminder is here to help you form healthier habits, prevent discomfort, and improve your overall well-being—all with minimal effort. ✔️ Avoid Sedentary Fatigue – Sitting too long can lead to stiffness, discomfort, and reduced blood circulation. This extension encourages you to take breaks, reducing these risks. ✔️ Improve Focus & Productivity – Regular breaks help prevent burnout, improve concentration, and keep you refreshed throughout the day. ✔️ Reduce Eye Strain – Staring at a screen for extended periods can cause digital eye strain. Short breaks can help you refocus and relax your eyes. ✔️ Promote Better Posture – Frequent movement and stretching improve posture, preventing back and neck pain caused by prolonged sitting. ✔️ Boost Your Energy Levels – Short breaks and light movement can revitalize your body and mind, keeping you energized. Key Features 🕒 Customizable Reminder Intervals Set up break reminders based on your personal schedule. Choose intervals that work best for you. ⚙️ Easy to Use & Customize The interface is intuitive and user-friendly. Set up your reminders in just a few clicks and adjust them anytime to fit your routine. How It Works Install Get Up Reminder – Click the "Add to Chrome" button and enable the extension. Set Your Reminder Intervals – Choose how often you want to be reminded to take a break. Get Notified – A friendly notification will prompt you to stand up, stretch, or move. Enjoy Your Break – Follow a quick stretch routine, walk around, or just relax before getting back to work. Who Can Benefit from Get Up Reminder? 👨‍💻 Remote Workers & Office Employees – Stay active during long work hours. 📚 Students – Avoid study fatigue and improve focus. 🖥️ Freelancers & Content Creators – Maintain a healthy work-life balance. 💼 Anyone with a Sedentary Lifestyle – Small movement breaks lead to big health benefits! Why Breaks Are Important Taking regular breaks isn’t just about avoiding discomfort—it’s scientifically proven to enhance performance, focus, and well-being. 🔹 The 20-20-20 Rule – To reduce eye strain, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes. 🔹 The Pomodoro Technique – Work in focused intervals (e.g., 25 minutes) followed by a short 5-minute break. 🔹 Movement Boosts Creativity – Studies suggest that physical movement enhances creative thinking and problem-solving. By incorporating Get Up Reminder into your routine, you’ll create healthier habits that lead to long-term benefits. Lightweight, Efficient & Free! Get Up Reminder is designed to be minimal and efficient, running smoothly in the background without using unnecessary system resources. Best of all, it’s completely free, because your health shouldn’t come at a cost! Start Your Healthy Work Routine Today! Don’t let prolonged sitting take a toll on your health. Install Get Up Reminder today and start incorporating healthy movement into your daily routine. ✅ Click "Add to Chrome" and take your first break now!

Recharge - Healthy Work Break Reminders

Stay healthy at your desk with customizable reminders for eye breaks, hydration, movement, and stretching. Recharge helps you maintain healthy habits while working at your computer by providing gentle, customizable reminders for essential breaks. With a clean, intuitive interface, Recharge runs quietly in the background while helping you take better care of yourself during long work sessions. Customizable reminders for: - 👀 Blink Breaks - Remember to rest your eyes by looking away from the screen - 💧 Water Breaks - Stay hydrated with regular water reminders & simple logs - 🚶 Movement Breaks - Get up and walk around periodically - 🧘 Stretch Breaks - Take time to stretch and avoid muscle tension - ⏲️ One-time Timer - Set custom countdown timers for focused work sessions - V1.3 2025-01-16 - Bug fixes and code quality improvements: race condition fixes, error handling, input validation, timer state persistence, automated test coverage - V1.2 2025-05-17 - Added water logging counter feature - V1.1 2024-11-25 - Added one-time countdown timer feature - V1.0 2024-11-03 - Initial release. Supports Blink, Water, Movement, and Stretch reminders.

Take a Break

Take a Break is a Chrome extension that monitors and reminds you to take breaks periodically. Take a Break is your personal wellness companion for a healthier digital life. In today's fast-paced world, we often forget to prioritize our well-being while working on our computers. Take a break helps you make small yet significant changes in your routine. 👁️ Rest Your Eyes: Give your eyes the care they deserve. Regularly looking away from the screen helps reduce eye strain and keeps your vision sharp. 🚰 Stay Hydrated: Get timely reminders to drink water throughout the day. Proper hydration is crucial for maintaining focus and energy levels. 💆‍♀️ Stretch and Relax: Avoid the stiffness and discomfort of prolonged sitting. Reminders are broadcasted to take short breaks for gentle stretches and brief walks to keep your body and mind in harmony. With customizable intervals and friendly notifications, Take a Break ensures you maintain a healthy balance between screen time and self-care. Start taking mindful breaks, stay hydrated, and nurture your well-being effortlessly. Install now and experience the difference in your daily routine! What's new (v1.3.1) ✨ Do Not Disturb (DND) Mode Introducing Do Not Disturb mode — a new way to pause break reminders whenever you need uninterrupted focus. Whether you're in a meeting, presenting, or working on something important, you can now turn on DND to stop reminders temporarily. Once you’re ready, simply disable DND to resume your regular break reminders. ⏱️ “Next Break In” Timer Stay on top of your schedule with the new "Next Break In" display, showing exactly how much time is left until your next break. This new feature shows a live countdown to your upcoming break, so you always know how much time is left before your next reminder. It’s a simple way to stay aware of your routine without losing track of time. Update history v1.2.1 Introducing Advanced settings to that enables customizing break times and audio alerts. 1. You can now customize break times as per your comfort. Click on "Advanced settings" in the popup to expand the timings pane and adjust the duration for each type of break by dragging the slider towards left or right. 2. Enable audio alert to notify when the break ends. Lost track of time when you were relaxing during a break? No worries. You can now simply enable the "Break end notification sound" option in the "Advanced settings" and an alarm rings just before the break ends. Disabled by default. Toggle the switch to opt-in to the break end audio alert option. Make sure to click on the "Submit" button to save your changes.

PostureMinder

Reminds you to sit up straight with pop-up notifications at specified time intervals. Sitting up straight while at your desk can make a big difference to your posture and overall health. This simple, elegant extension is easily customizable. Set how often you'd like to see a PostureMinder, then sit back and let it do its work! Useful features include: == Easy on/off == Turn off the extension so you don't embarrass yourself during a presentation. == Walk reminders == In addition to sitting up straight, you should also step away from your device every once in a while. Set how often you'd like to see a Walk Reminder. == Snarky == Fun, snarky messages will grab your attention and keep you entertained. ==Sync across devices== Your settings will sync if you have the extension installed across multiple instances of Chrome. Changelog: v2.1.3 Remove closing options as its no longer supported by Chrome. v2.1.0 Add "reload app" button to easily resync notifications. Fix compatibility for Firefox. v 2.0.0 Migrate to Manifest v3 and implement cross-device settings sync. v 1.3.3: Add compatibility for Firefox extensions (Thanks to @wzub for the pull request). v 1.3.2: Fix walk reminder bug v 1.3.1: Fix click close bug and add more phrases. v 1.3.0: Sounds! Optionally play a short notification sound each time your reminder runs. (Thanks to @IvanDonat for the pull request). v 1.2.0: Change enable/disable checkbox to on/off switch. 1.2.1: Small update to make all items fit within the options window nicely. v. 1.1.0: Add options to set the time for Walk Reminders and notification fade. (Thanks to @dee-see for the pull request) Submit feedback, bugs, and feature requests or simply learn more at https://postureminder.app.