| Correcting poor posture is an important aspect to | | | | When seated on ergonomic desk chairs, ensure that |
| improving your spine health and identifying where the | | | | your back is aligned with the back rest. Do not slouch |
| improvements are needed is the first step towards | | | | and if you need to lean forward, you are taking a |
| this process. Do take note though that this is a long | | | | wrong stance or you are tired from maintaining that |
| time process which will benefit your body, in particular, | | | | posture over a period of time. Remember to stand up |
| your spine health, over time in the long run. Hence, | | | | and stretch yourself every hour so as to give your |
| perseverance and patience is required to see through | | | | body a break from the routine, especially when you |
| this health journey. Often enough, a lot of us will | | | | are new to this process. |
| choose to correct our sitting postures first and this is | | | | If you need to sit over long periods of time at your |
| done with ergonomic desk chairs. The reason why | | | | work station, ensure that your ergonomically designed |
| many of us tend to start with this approach is that the | | | | chair gives you the maximal back support and you get |
| ergonomically designed chair serves as the tool to help | | | | a good body fit when seated in it. The best ergonomic |
| your subconscious mind adjust better and more easily | | | | chairs have added padding in the form of lumbar |
| to the right postures. | | | | support pillow to help your back adjust to the right |
| To start, you need to commit to yourself that you will | | | | sitting posture. |
| make certain changes to your daily sitting and standing | | | | When in a sitting stance, your arms should be able to |
| habits which are aimed at help you to correct your | | | | flex as wide as ninety degrees or otherwise, adjust |
| posture and improve your back support and reduce | | | | the chair accordingly. Your body should be aligned |
| back aches and pains. If this is the first time you are | | | | from head, down to neck, shoulders, back and hips. |
| embarking upon this process, you will need to spend | | | | Hence, you need to keep your shoulders straight, and |
| some effort and bear with the discomfort until your | | | | knees pointing out, perpendicular to this alignment. Feet |
| body gets used to it over time. | | | | should be kept comfortably flat on the floor or on the |
| Here are the key sitting posture rules and guidelines | | | | foot rest if the chair has one. |
| that you need to abide by in order to achieve good | | | | And finally, never sit in one position for too long, even if |
| spine health. This will apply for both the workplace as | | | | you are using ergonomic desk chairs. Always get up, |
| well as your home. In fact, you should be conscious of | | | | take a break and do some stretching exercise to |
| maintaining good sitting posture wherever you are, be it | | | | rejuvenate and recondition your body. You spine health |
| at work, home, during recreation or simply dining at the | | | | will begin to improve dramatically after two to three |
| restaurant. Make this a constant habit and you will find | | | | weeks of usage. |
| that you will sit taller and function more effectively than | | | | Check out part two of this series to find out more on |
| others. | | | | tips to improve your posture. |