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Home Office Setup and Workday Exercises computer set up ergonomics ergonomics assessment ergonomics evaluation laptop setup office office stretches sitting posture the pain free athlete work setup work stretches working posture May 19, 2020

Admit it! You’ve done this, or sat in a similar position, while working at home recently. I know I have.

In the last couple of months, everything has become virtual--classes, meetings, family get-togethers, workshops, even happy hours. We are spending more time than ever at our computers....

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7 Easy Posture Tweaks kyphosis muscle tension posture alignment rounded shoulders sitting posture standing posture the pain free athlete Apr 30, 2019

Having pain-free, aligned posture doesn’t have to be hard. The following seven tweaks will start you on your way.

1. Stand at the wall
Since the wall provides a template of correct posture where all your load-bearing joints— ankles, knees, hips and shoulders—are aligned, this is...

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How Did Your Body Get Askew? measure posture posture posture alignment posture analysis posture deviations posture fitness class sitting posture standing posture the pain free athlete working posture Apr 04, 2017

Please enjoy an excerpt from my book, Winning the Injury Game, available on Amazon.

If you're like most active people, your self-assessment revealed unbalanced posture. Your joints were not all perfectly lined up, and the weight in your feet was not even. It's impossible to know how long your...

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Get Fit to Sit: 5 Exercises for Better Desk Posture sitting sitting exercises sitting posture the pain free athlete Jul 09, 2013

 

This is the third and final blog entry in a series on sitting health.

If you have read my previous blogs on healthy sitting, you now realize that prolonged sitting is a health risk factor with negative consequences similar to smoking. Additionally, if you sit for an extended period of...

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How to Sit Pain Free sitting posture the pain free athlete Jul 02, 2013

 

This is the second blog entry in a series on sitting health.

Look at the image to the right. Can you see the "C"? This "C" posture is a posture of pain and dysfunction. Unfortunately, it is also very common. In fact, it's the most frequently assumed position that many workers take. When I...

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