Just the other night I was looking at this strange blotchiness on my thighs, wondering what it was… only to put it together as I was watching the news yesterday. Yup, I had spent the day sitting on the couch with a laptop on my lap and ended up with this reddish, mottled skin discoloration [...]
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For stylish ergonomic alternatives to the regular backpack, the Bum Back Pack or BBP Hybrid Bag are great choices. You can also find them under the name Bak2Pak. Even with a well-fitting bag, the tendency with a regular backpack is to lean forward to counteract the added weight on the shoulders and back. The Bak2Pak [...]
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While this backpack might not have won the “Cool Award” just yet, the BackTpack offers a good ergonomic alternative to the standard backpack. As mentioned in an prior post (Backpack: How much is too much?), the weight you’re carrying and how it’s distributed have a significant impact on your posture and comfort. When holding a [...]
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When dealing with young ones, sometimes you have to pick your battles, but here’s a fight that’s definitely worth fighting: While kids may clamor for a backpack that’s a certain color or has a favorite cartoon character on it, parents need to worry about the ergonomics of the bag. UC Riverside Researchers reported that 64% [...]
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Once upon a time, I used to commute to Silicon Valley and carried around a bag with my laptop, paperwork, and other items. I tried various kinds of bags, including a fashion shoulder bag, a messenger bag and finally a backpack. I’m pleased to report that my little personal experimentation concurs with research on the [...]
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Multiple monitors? It may seem cool to have all that screen real estate but the more monitors you have, the trickier it is for your body. No matter how many monitors you’re using, it is very important to get yourself comfortably situated in your chair first. Remember, it all starts with you and then we [...]
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There’s no simple, one-size-fits-all rule for how high you should place your monitor, but here are some guidelines that should help you decide. I discussed in a previous post that the preferred line of sight, which connects the eye to the visual target, varies with the object being viewed and its distance from you. When [...]
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My plan was to go through some tips for setting up a comfortable work station one piece at a time, starting with the chair. But even after two posts on the topic of sitting, can you believe that I still have a lot more to say about it? Today, though, I’m going to tear myself [...]
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There’s a lot of ergonomic advice online about how to sit properly. Most of it promotes the 90-90-90 rule — 90-degree angles at the hips, knees and elbows. Such advice is enough to give ergonomics a bad rap because it’s not so comfortable for most people. My suggestion is to open up the joints a [...]
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We can’t talk about ergonomics and computers without talking about posture. I’m no posture police but for some reason, when people see me, they immediately sit up straighter. Maybe it’s because they know they’re not sitting properly. So before we go into seating options, let’s first figure out what you’re trying to achieve with your [...]
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