With the changes to our lives that have come as a result of the pandemic, many of our clients have been dealing with more and more issues. The added screen time and working from home (wherever we can make space) has taken its toll on our bodies.
To help prevent some of these issues it is important to make sure we get up or change our work positions whenever we can, ideally this would be every 30-60 minutes. You can try to take your conference calls standing or plan a walking meeting, move your computer to the kitchen counter or put a box or your desk so you can go from sitting to standing every once and a while, or even try kneeling at your desk. Check out this video for alternatives to sitting at your desk.
The most common thing we hear from our clients about working is that they have neck tension or pain. There are a number of things you can do to help prevent this and also manage it throughout the work day. This video walks you through the proper neck position. A great way to prevent issues is to set an alarm for a few times a day to remind you to get back into this position!
If you are already dealing with some neck discomfort, doing some easy stretches throughout the work day will help you manage the discomfort while you work on improving your work station and neck position. This video goes over an easy one to do while sitting at your desk.
The other thing many people are dealing with because of the increase in screen time is eye fatigue and dryness. This occurs because when we are looking at screens we blink less than we would normally so our eyes dry out. Here are two videos with different eye exercises for fatigue and dryness that are quick and easy to do: