Workrave is a free program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The program allows you to set alerts for micro-pauses, rest breaks and you can set your daily limit.

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Workrave continously monitors your keyboard and mouse activity. Hence if you leave your computer running while you are at a meeting, Workrave will notice that you are taking a natural break from the computer.

WorkRave is a great tool that gently reminds you of taking breaks in order to rest at the intervals you want. I have set up WorkRave for micro-pauses (30 seconds) after 25 minutes and rest breaks (3 minutes) after 60 minutes. The daily limit is something I don’t use.

WorkRave is for Windows and Linux but Lifehacker links to a Mac alternative in Download of the Day: WorkRave (Windows/Linux).