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Different Cultures, Different Approaches to Workstation Postures

EFFICIENT AND ERGONOMICALLY CORRECT Traveling provides a wonderful opportunity to observe the way different cultures solve the challenges of workstation design and postures.  In India many people sit on the ground cross-legged.  Sitting cross-legged develops openness...

High Performance Sport Demands the Best Equipment

HIS WHOLE LIFE IS SPORTS      My nephew discovered his athletic prowess in the army.  He has chosen a career of imparting his athletic values to others. He is leading the lifestyle of a professional athlete, a point which he returned to over and over again during our...

5 Do’s and Don’ts at the computer

Make sure your legs fit under your desk. If your desk has shelves or clutter underneath it, you are not able to get close enough to your keyboard and mouse without reaching.  Reaching for your keyboard and mouse will cause you shoulder and arm pain. If you can’t get...

The Shoemaker’s Son Goes Barefoot

As the headline implies, the subject of the candid shot at left is a member of my own family. Because I find the photo so embarrassing I decided to hide the wearer’s identity, but I hope it’s not giving away too much information to say it’s somebody whose shoes I...