A while back we discussed how to stretch at your desk to occasionally give your body a little break. Today, we take it a step further by tweaking your workstation in an effort to avoid the aches and pains becoming common to those sitting at a desk all day.
The Healthbolt blog has quickly become popular because of good tips like these. Here is an excerpt from yesterday's, "5-Minute Work Station Tune Up".
"The computer work station is very close to eclipsing the television set as far as passive damage to our health is concerned. That is, if it hasn’t already. We are all spending more of our lives in front of computers with no regard as to how our bodies handle it, and the truth is they don’t handle it well at all."The article then goes on to provide 5 tips such as the one I am immediately taking to action. Perhaps my chronic hand pain/tingly sensation issue will decrease.
Wrist Rest -"This unfortunately named item is ubiquitous in the modern office. Problem is, it’s not a rest for your wrists. Your wrists contain all kinds of important stuff to make your hands work packed into a very small area. Look at the bottom of your wrist right now; you can practically see all that stuff. You know why? There’s no fat pad to protect it. Don’t rest your wrists for an extended period of time on anything. Wrist rests should be called palm rests, because that’s what they’re for. Your palms are fatty pads perfectly designed for resting the weight of your arms and hands on. So move your “wrist rest” into a position where you can set your palms on it for 30 seconds every 20 minutes or so to give your wrists a rest."
5-Minute Work Station Tune Up at Healthbolt
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