The Houstonian Club’s ergonomic experts advise on how to make sure working from home or distance learning doesn’t wreak havoc on your body.

HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, August 24, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As a new season of working and distance learning from home approaches, The Houstonian Club’s staff of highly certified fitness instructors want to ensure that bad habits are eschewed for good ones. An improperly set up workstation is quite literally a pain in the back, neck, and hips, not to mention the cause of poor posture.

Alex Ikhimokpa, a certified yoga instructor at The Houstonian Club, is all too familiar with client’s aches and pains, especially in their upper back and hips from being hunched over a computer that is too low or working in one position over a long time. Personal trainer and certified strength and conditioning specialist Eric Vaughn stresses that those working or studying from home need to be extra conscious of their strength and mobility to make sure bad habits aren’t creating lasting damage.

To combat these common ergonomic problems, The Houstonian Club’s fitness duo put together tips to make working or studying from home healthier and more comfortable.

• Change positions at least once per hour to alleviate back, neck, and shoulder pain.
• Take a 3-5-minute break every 30 minutes; get up and walk around or do simple stretches.
• Place your computer screen just below eye level to allow for better posture.
• Sit on a pillow for extra height and use a rolled-up towel for lumbar support in your chair.
• Don’t let your sofa or coffee table tempt you – neither is optimal for proper support.

The fitness experts also have a list of stretches and exercises that will help the overall health of your neck, spine, and hips when incorporated into your daily routine. Proper ergonomics, coupled with these simple exercises, will make your work from home or distance learning experience a positive one. (Photos and videos of each movement can be found in the link above).

• Create an extension in the spine by doing slow backbends over a block or a rolled-up firm towel or pillow if you don’t have a block.
• To loosen your hips, try hip flexor/quad stretches using a chair or wall.
• The classic cat/cow movements take the entire spine through full extension, which will help activate spinal muscles.
• The bird dog movement encourages neutral spine alignment from the head to the tail bone and engages deep core muscles that will improve posture.
• The side-lying rotation with arm sweep incorporates spinal rotation from the lumbar to the cervical spine, which helps with daily activities that require rotation.


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