For many years the practice of proper office ergonomics has been on the decline. Despite the fact that forming good office ergonomics habits have proven to be medically beneficial, a lot of people still downplay its importance. Changing office habits for the better have been experimentally proven to reduce eye strain, and pains around the waist and neck. Below are some tips to improve your office ergonomics.

–  Re-organize your office

Set your working chair as adjacent to the nearest window as possible. Position your computer monitor to be between 45 and 60 centimeters from your face. Studies have shown that maintaining a considerable distance from the screen is beneficial to one’s health. It is also a good idea to keep the monitor at eye level, it should be positioned at the height that feels most comfortable for your eyes and neck, with the top of your screen being no higher than eye level.

When typing, your wrists should remain straight, and your forearms should be roughly parallel with the ground. You should also keep the neck as stable as possible, or use a neck rest with the office chair if possible.

–  Always move around

Lets face it. Office work gets boring sometimes. The average office worker in America sits for upwards of fifteen hours a day, so it is very essential that we change positions as much as possible. Not only does this lessen the amount of strain placed on certain muscles and reduce the risk of overuse, but it also reinvigorates the body and mind. Something as easy as walking down the street for lunch, or a simple toe-touching routine between taking calls could do wonders for our stress levels. Exercising after work or only on weekends is not enough to offset the damage done by long periods of inactivity, so it is important to always change positions.

–  Switch your posture

Posture is simply the position of the body or of body parts. Posture is important in Office Ergonomics because the majority of office workers are seated for most of their shifts. Having an upright posture with your hips at a high-acute or low-obtuse angle is the most recommended seating posture by experts. Although, as noted above, moving around is very important, but the recommended seating posture is very ergonomic because it alleviates stress on the lower inter vertebral disks and has proven to be effective especially for the working class and senior citizen population.

 

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