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Is Your Computer or Cell Phone Slowly Killing You?
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3. Posture and Sitting
Sitting is so much more dangerous than we know. Everyone thinks of the old “secretary spread” when it comes to sitting, but some scientists think that sitting is even more dangerous than smoking. It increases our risk of obesity, lung, breast, and prostate cancers, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and more. Research shows that sitting causes certain muscles to atrophy, and other muscles tighten up or shorten, causing things like leg, back, and shoulder pain. Extensive sitting also reduces bone density.
Poor posture while sitting and using a computer can lead to painful conditions such as computer elbow (formerly called tennis elbow) tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, neck, shoulder, and back pain, just to name a few.
You can avoid most of these problems by setting a time and getting up every 30 to 60 minutes and walking for 5 minutes and/or stretching. There are also standing computer desks, which are inexpensive, and even take up less room than a regular computer desk.
Another option is to sit on a yoga ball while working. This forces your body to maintain a correct posture and works your core muscles.
As you can see, it doesn’t take much effort to greatly reduce your risk of developing computer related health problems. Your computer and cell phone should be of service to you, a compliment to your life, not a detriment. Use them wisely.
