tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075446136550534568.post1514175332683335952..comments2023-12-20T02:38:41.665-06:00Comments on Healthy Writer: Proper Posture & a RequestTrish Milburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075446136550534568.post-21523264231323556512009-08-20T23:23:53.777-05:002009-08-20T23:23:53.777-05:00What a great idea to use the balance ball to sit o...What a great idea to use the balance ball to sit on. Hmm, worth a try.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075446136550534568.post-61239382451460380892009-08-20T13:01:20.848-05:002009-08-20T13:01:20.848-05:00This is a subject near and dear to my heart. It&#...This is a subject near and dear to my heart. It's sooo important for anyone with a desk job to make sure that your workstation is set up to YOUR specifications. Most office desks & chairs are designed for men, not for petite women, which can be a real challenge to work around. (For example, if you can't lower the surface of the desktop and/or your chair, consider putting a footstool under your feet so that you can raise your chair to the right height for that desktop.)<br /><br />I developed very bad back problems at one job and realized that the desk/chair were all the wrong height for me. (Make sure the mouse is also at the right height, since some keyboard trays require you to put the mouse on a different height surface.) <br /><br />Several years ago, I got rid of my office chair and started using a large balance ball instead. The ball forces you to have better posture while you're sitting at the computer; if you slouch, you fall off! Balancing on the ball also helps to work your core muscles while you're just sitting there, which seems like multi-tasking at its best to me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com