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Find a comfortable chair with good back support. |
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Sit up, don't slouch. Find a comfortable ergonomic chair with good back support. |
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(Saves your lower back) |
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Make sure your monitor is at eye level. (Less strain on your
eyes) |
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Take a 15 minute break from the computer every hour |
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and stretch. |
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(Saves your eyes and flexes those muscles that you need to be |
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used outside of the computing world) |
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Are your wrists resting on the top of your computer desk or table? |
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Try using a couple pairs of double length athletic wrists |
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bands. In 9 years since I've used wrist bands, my wrists |
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have only hurt twice and that was
after using other peoples |
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computer (i.e. I didn't have wrist bands). I use 3. |
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Place your feet firmly on the ground. |
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Do not cross your legs or pull your feet toe back so only your |
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toes are on the ground. This reduces the possibility of knee |
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and problems from hours of computing. |
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Look away from the monitor frequently just to change your |
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visual focus. |
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( Helps your eyes). Cubs games on TV are great for this. |
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A great game or fascinating web pages can cause one |
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to hunch one's shoulders causing neck and shoulder pain. |
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Refer back to point #1.Sit up straight. |
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Chair doesn't have comfortable armrests ? |
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After years of not using them my arms and forearms ached for |
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them. I broke down and bought a new chair. |
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If your chair has wooden armrestscover them with towels or |
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padding and fasten them down. |
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(Your arms and forearms will never complain again) |
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Can you see glare on your screen? |
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Move your light source or if it can't be moved move your |
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computer.(You can't use a computer if you can't see the screen). |
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To reduce stress. BACKUP FREQUENTLY! |
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I hope these tips help you and make your computing experience more enjoyable.
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