Programmers Have Bad Posture
I spend an average of 10 – 12 hours daily in front of the computer hacking away at code or living my virtual life. I am a snowboarder and I play in a basketball league so I get regular exercise and am not too worried about the development of Dunlap’s disease. However, I do regularly catch myself slumping in my chair. I think that when I get engulfed in figuring out some problem, I lean in to get a closer look at the code.
I am fairly concerned about this posture issue, but am not sure what is the most effective method of battling the degeneration of my spinal cord. I have a nice chair with a headrest and multiple adjustments for the height of the chair and angle of the back and I have tried many combinations. I have even considered getting some sort of device that ties me to the chair, but it seems like this would be rather uncomfortable.
Any suggestions?
May 8, 2008 at 12:20 am
Hey… ever tried one of these:
May 13, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Walk around every few minutes, or set up a big red dialog box that pops up every 5 minutes saying “sit straight”. I do that
July 11, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Its really bad for your neck. Best thing to do is to put your chair as close as possible to the desk and make sure you have an arch (pillow) in the middle of your back. That way your neck is straight. Next get up and walk around every hour at least and look out the window at something far away to give your eyes something to look at besides a blinking screen.
September 24, 2008 at 10:06 am
Check this out: http://www.treadmill-desk.com/ this is what I would love! It was featured on 20/20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu0qBXpbEZ4&feature=related and there was a trial run in MN!