Are you working in unsafe postures instead of adjusting the workplace to suit your body? You are and should be the center of the story. Ergonomics is about making your environment work for you. The mistake that people make is they get this backwards and adjust their...
Mix it Up. Have Different Seating Solutions around the Office. It’s an Investment in Productivity. Overloading the muscles by maintaining any static position for prolonged periods, increases our risk of ergonomic injury. Alternating sitting with standing...
Here are some stretches that you can do right at your desk to relieve shoulders and back that ache from hunching over your computer. Do these stretches in the middle of the day and not only will you feel invigorated, you will actually be reducing your risk of a work...
It’s been just over one year since I started the ergolife blog to help people manage and prevent the pain and injury that result from long hours spent on computers and hand held devices. This partial summary of ergonomic topics covered in the past year can...
Much has been promised in terms of the long term health benefits of standing workstations including increased longevity and an end to obesity, type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Is standing at work really the key to better health and productivity or is it...
Sitting for extended periods isn’t only bad for your health. It’s bad for morale. It’s bad for concentration. It’s bad for productivity. Recently, Stanford University Researchers found that walking enhances creating thinking, after as well as...
I have been helping people to sit and move comfortably since 1998. I am always looking for ways to help people improve their relationships with their bodies.
I have been helping people to sit and move comfortably since 1998. I am always looking for ways to help people improve their relationships with their bodies.