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Apr 05, 2016 at 01:25 AM
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I do office work, and my shoulders and back are most of the time leaning forward. I don't have very bad posture, I guess, but I try to make it better. How to have a better posture?
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Apr 05, 2016 at 12:13 PM
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Hello Wandering Soul: It may be mostly a matter of improving your work area. Such things as having an ergonomically designed chair, having your computer correctly positioned (assuming you use one...), having the opportunity to get up & move about periodically, can go a long way toward helping you to be able to work more comfortably. It's not so much about improving you as it is correcting your work area. When your work area is ergonomically correct, you will just naturally maintain correct posture.
I obviously don't know anything about what you do, or who you work for. But your employer should be interested in helping you out with this. Work-related injuries cost employers big bucks. It would be to their advantage to do what is needed to ensure that you are able to perform your duties comfortably & without putting undue strain on your body. I wish you well...  
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Apr 05, 2016 at 12:23 PM
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Thanks. I think I have a good chair and the computer is positioned well. But I do some paper work, and I lean my head down to focus on the papers. I cannot control my sitting at work (if I do, I will be focusing on how I sit rather than focusing on the papers), and I was hoping that I can compensate by doing some exercises that could correct my posture.
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Apr 29, 2016 at 11:52 AM
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We have an ergonomics expert who will help make work station adjustments to promote good posture and reduce repetitive motion injuries. Some of my coworkers have their computers on stands that can adjust to allow them to stand while working.
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Jul 25, 2016 at 03:59 PM
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try yoga or platies 3 times a week this will help a lot
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Jul 27, 2016 at 05:16 PM
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Hi, I 'm sure there are numerous ways to improve our posture aside from standing up and sitting up straight. Some exercises can also improve our posture. Yoga could help. Aside from it, we can try also different ways to improve our posture. I hope that helps.
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Aug 28, 2016 at 04:36 PM
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Of course, if you could strengthen your core muscles, that would help you maintain the neutral spine with more ease. Start with the abdominal muscles. Just practice contracting them while sitting at the desk. So, if you need to lean forward to do paperwork, lean your whole torso forward, maintaining the neutral spine. This is also called "hinging". I know this due to a lower back injury caused by lifting weights with improper technique, and I'm a fitness junkie. I also had a sedentary job sitting at a computer all day. Neutral spine: https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.or...m75-488271.jpg Hinging: http://www.mthoodchiropractic.com/wp...14-300x300.jpg __________________ I turn to the crowd as they're watching They're sitting all together in the dark in the warm I wanted to be in there among them I see how their eyes are gathered into one And then she turns to me with her hand extended Her palm is split with a flower with a flame - Suzanne Vega (1987) |
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Dec 22, 2016 at 11:07 PM
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I once had an extreme intense core workout. For the next week it was painful to slouch. I had to sit with perfect posture. So maybe that?
I should probably do more of that. I'm sitting with bad posture right now! |
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Jul 05, 2019 at 07:21 PM
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Exercise to improve hunchback posture
YouTube This video shows 3 exercises to help improve your posture in a few weeks if you do it everyday. I don't do it everyday. |
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It's almost funny (in an ironic way), I use my Wii U to exercise some--I used it a lot for 2 years or so, then stopped because I was always working. Now, I am not working at the same place, and have been using it, and seem to have lost 5 lbs or so in the last 2 months. However; the posture issue thing on the Wii U always surprises me. Granted, I am getting close to 50, but when I stand on the scale and try to measure my posture, it says it is not right.
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Feb 15, 2020 at 09:56 AM
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yoga is great, do some research on lower back exercises too. I have a foot stool at work, I've removed the arms from me chair so I can sit much higher. In the past I've also had a limber supporting my chair. All of these things have helped me with my posture.
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Apr 16, 2020 at 09:01 AM
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I too suffer from posture issues, especially in the current climate where a lot of us are sitting down a lot furloughed.
I use simple posture exercises to help stretch out. I find this really helps improve my posture and just helps me to fell better in general. |
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