This is a whole science. Which, however, is not taught anywhere. Although usually it all starts encouragingly. Under the guidance of parents and school teachers, you pass through the introductory topics “Stop stooping”, “Keep your back straight” and “Straighten your shoulders”, but none of us have waited for a full course.
If they answered something in the spirit of “Usually,” “I don't know,” “Yes, I somehow do not pay attention,” it means that you are doing it wrong. Like the vast majority of people on the planet. Surely the harm of a sedentary lifestyle is too abstract a horror story for you to seriously fear and take any measures. Well, let's specify it.
Because you don’t know how to sit properly, the spine is the first to suffer. You put it in the hands of osteochondrosis, sciatica, hernia, protrusion and other serious diseases.
Not impressed enough with this list? Then add to it diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and cardiovascular system, prostatitis, hemorrhoids, obesity and diabetes. This question is still worth paying attention to, isn't it?
This is a universal answer to questions in the spirit of "How to sit in an office chair?". Posture - the position of the body, which you usually adjust unconsciously. Let the correct posture become a good habit. But keep in mind that the body tends to a position that does not require substantial support from skeletal muscles.
Even in physically developed people, muscles are not iron and cannot constantly be in tension. Therefore, the muscular balance of the vertical posture is needed. This is not reflected in the title, but it also eliminates the extra burden of the ligament and bone. After all, the first are not designed for long resistance. And the latter, if you teach them to prolonged irregular load, in the end, even slightly change the shape.
That in which you feel the maximum comfort and minimum load. In which you can stay for a long time without getting tired. So, 3 simple secrets, how to sit at the computer:
Elementary foundations of anthropometry. The workplace should be equipped with the parameters of your body. Want to know how to sit at the computer, so as not to hurt your back - remember 3 basic concepts:
The shape of the anatomical chair and the functionality of the table as the most important criteria will be discussed at the end of the article. Now let us briefly denote those that have not yet been discussed:
Let's be honest. To control dozens of different aspects is difficult. And laziness, what to hide. Not to mention the fact that nothing should distract from work. The ideal situation is when the body has sat down and the body itself has assumed the correct position. Let it be so, it is possible. After all, the way we sit, in the first place determines the furniture.
The abundance of settings, the right filler (for example, one-piece elastomer) and the thought-out dimensions of the ergonomic chair give maximum comfort and relieve the extra load. You completely adapt it for yourself, after which you just can’t sit wrong. Required attributes are:
And forget about adjusting to the table. Furniture for a person, not a person for furniture. Choose a variant with height adjustment and a lifting mechanism with an electric motor - do not do this manually. First, achieve perfect sitting comfort. Secondly, you can still work while standing. And so it opens up completely different horizons.
Get used to sit correctly - and the body will thank you for it in the absence of unnecessary diseases.
