Fix My Posture!
Computer postures are the worst.
No product can fix your repetitive syndrome injuries, you know that, but they sure can help with small modest improvements.
There are as many ergonomic accessories out there as there are companies touting them.
You spend a lot of time at your computer mostly sitting with less than great posture.
Using your laptop is an even bigger posture offender.
Let’s start with 3 trouble spots.
- 1. Forward Neck Posture
2. Kyphosis or humpback
3. Rounded Shoulders
What to Do?
Sure, you can take breaks, get good back support, make adjustments to your chair and computer screen but that all keeps you sitting down.
Get up.
Your body doesn’t follow directions of office ergonomics so well.
Adjusting your computer screen height, keyboard and mouse rest, and padding your seat works well for starters.
You’re not a starter.
You’ve been doing this for years.
Time to get up.
Oxygen enriched blood flows better when you move from a stagnant position to a dynamic activity.
Make it simple, but get up.
Vigorous physical activity has profound therapeutic effects on your body.
Sitting down, ‘getting down’ works but you’ll feel a whole lot better up and about.
Ready? Stand up.
Let’s begin with solutions to the 3 trouble spots above:
1. To help the forward neck posture, do the opposite.
Stand tall, eyes forward, and imagine that you are trying to push 3 textbooks back onto the shelf.
It’s going to feel like you’re pulling your chin into your throat but it’s the antidote to your computer neck.
2. The Humpback Helper: Go to your nearest doorway.
Straddle your hands on the door frame a tad below shoulder height.
Lean into your hands drawing the chest forward and upward as if being lifted by a helium balloon.
3. Unround Your Shoulders by doing simple Lewis Circles seen below.
Place your fingertips on top of shoulders.
Draw elbows towards each other in the front of you.
Make circles with your elbows, never letting your fingertips leave your shoulders.
It’s really all about creating space.
In your body and away from your desk.
As for that vigorous physical activity has profound therapeutic effects on your body?
We’ll roll that out in the next session.
Feel good now by getting up and working those 3 trouble spots.
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