You Need To Move… Frequently

Most people in our culture have “desk jobs”. Jobs that require long hours at a computer, phone, desk, whatever. Unfortunately our physiology does not react well to this situation. First, remaining relatively immobile for long stretches is severely detrimental to our general health.

So we need to do all we can to change positions. Work from a standing position whenever possible. Have multiple seating options that are radically different from one another. Also, training staves off a lot of the damaging effects.

Many of you know that I spent many years as a chemical engineer and computer programmer. I spent countless hours in front of a computer. In crunch times I have spent 14 hours a day 7 days a week designing, programming and testing. At no time have I ever suffered from carpal tunnel, or many of the other maladies of office work. I have certainly felt the tendon irritation caused by these stresses, but the macro scale intense training has helped buffer against on going problems. I have always had a tendency to slouch, and have an anterior head thrust (my head juts forward). Lifting has helped this significantly. I plan on resolving this completely through training. The anterior head position has been present since my early teens. It could be simply genetic, but most likely it’s from poor posture from a very early age.

Pay attention to your seating arrangements. Constantly remind yourself to sit up tall, often. Get up and move around as much as you can. Get your desk lifted so you can stand and work. Your long term health depends on it, and you deserve to live a long healthy life.