Tips to keep your Health on Track while work from home.

COVID-19 has taught us that nothing can stop progress. All of us have not only survived but thrived through those times of crisis. We learned and adapted a new way of communicating, a new way of working, and a new way of living altogether, but all this came at a cost. We’ve started compromising our health. The newly found work from home is a boon if you can plan and execute it well, but it becomes a curse if you are not careful with it. There are many consequences that you may face if you are working from home but fail to maintain a proper posture.  

Consequences of not maintaining an appropriate workspace   

Many people do not understand the seriousness of arranging a proper workspace. Our busy schedules have taken away our ability to look beyond anything other than work assigned to us. Maintaining a proper workplace at your home is important to be productive as well as to ensure your health stays in good shape. 

• Working tirelessly from your couch or sofa can soar your neck and affect your back. 
• Spending longer hours in front of a computer or laptop can cause headaches. 
• Bad posture can affect your spine curvature and change its shape over time. 
• If you are unable to relax your body at night, you may find sitting and working properly in the daytime a hard task. 
• Bad posture may keep on distracting you and not let you focus on your work properly. 
• Slouching can affect your digestive system and cause stomach issues. 

Below are the things to avoid while working from home  

• Avoid sitting/laying on a couch for longer hours 
• Try to sit evenly and do not bend on any one side 
• Do not slouch or twist your neck too high 
• If you’ve to look down, use your eyes not your neck 
• Avoid looking at the screen for longer hours 
• Adjust the height of your chair accordingly where your feet touch the ground 
• Avoid sitting on the bed 

Things you can do to enhance your experience of work from home 

• Maintain a good sitting position 
• Use a comfortable chair 
• Make sure you’ve adequate lumbar support 
• Ensure feet support on the ground (You can use a table for it) 
• Keep your elbows at a 90-degree angle 
• Keep keyboard and mouse close to you with a wrist support 
• Take breaks in between, get up and take a round of the room in between 
• Perform a stretching exercise after a break 
• Use earphones if you are staying on a team calls for a longer period 
• Use a laptop stand 

Managing a proper posture during work from home is important, if you’ll continue to ignore it, you have to pay a big price for it in the future. Follow the above-given guidelines to ensure that you don’t harm yourself with a sloppy attitude.