How can i heat my hands and feet WFH?

[FayeGovan]

Specifically fingers.

I cam wear socks and slippers i get that. But gloves dont work holding a pen and on laptop. But fingers are blue with cold. Have tried hot water bottles, heated throws etc but it really the hands that are the problem...

Help!!

I wear cashmere fingerless gloves, they really help (especially my mouse hand as that gets the coldest!!) I got them from here:
www.turtle-doves.co.uk/

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I use a hot water bottle on the floor to keep my feet warm.
1 min squats/ press up/ planks help with circulation.

I've got a n ergonomicfoam footrest with a fleecy cover and it really helps. Good for your posture and back too.

Another vote for the turle doves fingerless gloves.

Amazon sell thin black fingerless gloves that go up to your elbow. They are like sock material. They help.

It's also posture- hands higher than wrists seems to make them colder.

Try making sure you stop and wriggle them every minute or two.

Five minutes hard pedalling on the exercise bike per hour. Or a couple of minutes on a rebounder. Your productivity will soar as well!

I also have turtledoves fingerless gloves that come past my wrists. They sell seconds on eBay for £7…you don’t get to choose your colour but I wasn’t bothered by that and received a lovely cream pair with no faults that I can see for a fraction of the full price.

DH is currently wearing my Turtledoves wrist warmers. He was very dubious initially, but full gloves and even fingerless gloves didn't give him the range of motion or sensitivity for typing fast.
He seems so taken he's getting a pair (in corporate colours rather than aqua!) for Christmas.

You have to go back to keeping your core and your pulse points warm

• Layers
• Tuck things in (no gaps between top and bottom or trousers and socks)
• keep wrists covered
• scarf or top with collar turned up and / or hoody
• Scarf or small blanket (a towel will do) over knees.

When it gets really cold, a hot water bottle Drink hot drinks too.

I agree with keeping your core warm. If your core gets cold your circulation to your periphery gets reduced. DH used to get white fingers working at home last winter. He has a good insulating gilet now and no problems so far, even though we have the heating on much lower and less often than we used to.

I have a felt pad on my desk, as that gets really cold, and a heated mouse mat. My mouse hand gets freezing and this really helps. amzn.eu/d/0veZ6tP

If your core is warm (vital organs) your body is free to send warm blood to extremities. If core is cold, it draws the blood into the organs which is why you get cold fingers.

So focus on keeping your body warm - layers and layers eg 2/3 pairs of leggings and tights under joggers. Couple of vests, long sleeve t shirts, wool or cashmere jumpers (charity shops or vinted), heated throw.

Hothands Hand warmers from Amazon that heat up and then place one inside each fingerless glove so it’s in the palm of your hand. Good luck.

Old socks as wrist warmers, fingerless gloves, hot drinks ,sitting next to hot radiator, hot water bottle on feet.

My feet get cold, even with slippers on so I sit my feet on top of a cushion or folded blanket rather than directly on the wooden floor. That helps keep them warm.

I'll look for the £7 turtledove gloves, full price is out my reach. I like the look of the usb ones from amazon and they are cheaper but they might be a bit too bulky. I do wear a lot of fleecy clothes but fingers still get really cold.

Im not turning the heating on.

I was given a hot water bottle with foot attachments, a bit like slippers. This one, I think. It's great for keeping feet warm while working. I have another hot water bottle on my lap, a wool rug wrapped round my waist and over my knees, and a flask of hot drinks. Layers of wool or cashmere clothing are the best - try ebay for cheaper ones (just search for wool clothes on your size, as wool camisoles, socks, long johns etc can often be had for a few pounds). Agree with PP that unless you have a condition in your hands, keeping the core warm is what makes a difference.

Fingerless gloves and hand warmers....