Have you ever woken up from a good night’s rest to find your back in miserable spasm? You can’t turn to the side. Every step you take is like having someone twist the knife that someone else must’ve jammed into your back while you were sleeping? In fact, I just had this same experience a [...]
Posts under ‘Exercises’
Your email addiction is killing you!
I know, you have to check your email again. There might be SOMETHING really good in there, so you HAVE to stay sitting there with your neck stretched out and your shoulders rounded. If you’ve been trying to snap your addiction to email for your posture and productivity’s sake, Google’s got a fantastic tool for you.
Remember to stand up!
Just a quick reminder to all you folks out there sitting in front of computers all day: stand up and stretch!
Online Stopwatch for self-care
If you don’t have a watch or cell phone with a handy countdown timer and you happen to have your laptop and an internet connection, this will be real handy for you: the Online Stopwatch! All you need to do is enter in the amount of time and away you go!
Exercise solution for computer pain
It’s been about 30 years since the computing revolution began to weave its digital tendrils into our daily lives. For those who now have to use computers on a daily basis to keep up with friends, family, and work, those 30 years of development and market penetration can often seem like a physical insult — [...]
Stretching: the Truth (via the NY Times)
This article from the New York Times has some great insights that tie into my previous post, “the Importance of Stretching in Earnest.” Researchers now believe that some of the more entrenched elements of many athletes’ warm-up regimens are not only a waste of time but actually bad for you. The old presumption that holding [...]
The importance of stretching in earnest
If you’re like the teeming masses of everyday people who’ve tried their hands at stretching, you know how tough it can be to make progress toward touching your toes or doing the splits. It’s hard work stay motivated with your stretching regimen when nothing seems to be happening. Well, here’s a tip for that next [...]
