Swiss Ball vs Office Chair – Information to consider when considering switching your office chair for a Swiss (exercise) ball. I often use a Swiss ball in place of an office chair and find that I have improved posture when sitting for long periods. Be sure to get the correct size ball for your body [...]
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After talk of posture, alignment, and rebalancing I thought this would be a quick visual resource to act as a reminder to maintain good posture and the negative affects if you don’t! Find More at the Greatist Fitness Blog
Earlier in the year we shared a post on office ergonomics, the applied science of equipment design to create a work space that fits you and the work you are doing while maximizing productivity by reducing fatigue and discomfort. This info graphic is an excellent complement to our previous post because it offers detailed information [...]
According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Skin Disease, approximately one-fourth of U.S. adults experience at least 1 day of back pain in a three month period. One of the risk factors for back pain is weak back and abdominal muscles caused by poor posture. Good posture enables us to maintain positions (sitting, standing, [...]
If you have any sciatic issues you may want to consider incorporating some of these poses from FitSugar.com into your fitness/stretching routing. Source