The way you stand, and more importantly, sit wherever you are contributes a lot towards your overall physical health and well-being. Posture, often overlooked by people, is a big concern for us. With more and more people engaged in seating jobs throughout the day, a bad posture can become a cause of concern. Numerous studies show that more than half of people suffer from back problems and so which is caused due to bad posture and inactive office lifestyle.
Why You Need to Feel Concerned About Good Sitting Posture?
At first, let’s discuss what basically a good posture is. It can be defined as the way we sit on the desk and chair working on the computer / laptop. This involves at what angle our back is, how our eyes are angled in towards the computer, what space and flexible movement our hands and feet are getting, which collectively results in keeping us physical health in good shape. The less the strain is placed on ligaments and muscles during sitting, movement and weight bearing activities, the better posture it is.
When your posture is not right, it can result in several health issues like:
- Back pain (most common)
- Muscle pain
- Fatigue
- Spinal curvature
- Misaligned vertebrae
- Breathing difficulty
- Headaches
- And more
You won’t feel these issues right away from the first day, but a prolonged period of bad posture at workplace will result in you feeling such issues.
How to Improve Good Posture Habits?
We understand that work-pressure and time limitations can make you sit long without breaks and without proper health knowledge you may end up sitting and standing in a posture that is bad for your health. But there are some proactive steps which you must follow, as detailed below:
Take Breaks – Make sure that you take regular breaks to keep your body from wearing down. Your eyes need breaks from continuous stare at the computer. Follow the rule of ‘20’, which means that every 20 minutes, look down any object or thing for 20 seconds which is at least 20 feet away from you.
Sit-Stand Desk Converter – Having ergonomic desks at your workplace will help you alternate easily between standing and sitting without hampering your work. These desks are designed in a way that keeps your arms, legs flexibly moving with proper space, the eye angle to the system is also optimized which provides full relaxation to your eyes. Using simple mechanism of a lever attached to the desk, you can change between the sitting and standing position according to your comfort, which will make you fit and active throughout the day.
Being aware of good and bad posture and adopting some active lifestyle habits along with uplift standing desks at your workplace will help you overcome the posture challenges and work and live actively and happily.
