My main woes are wrist pain and strained eyes!
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My main woes are wrist pain and strained eyes!
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Aside from occasional eye irritation, nothing too concerning here. I am very mindful of the potential issues and try to avoid them. Here are my tips:
Hi Ryan, I was looking for some recommendations about the chair. I always set my mind for a good chair but seeing the price, I am still away from it but my back hurts now and then. Can you show yours or recommend a good one as you said about the keyboard?
I'm not too sure about other chair recommendations as I have used the Steelcase Leap for a while. I think you may have to do some research and see if you can try sitting in some of them.
Couldn't agree more on the chair. I have a Herman Miller Mirra, which after trying the Aeron I found to be a lot more comfortable. It's got a hard plastic back which you'd think would be uncomfortable but is the total opposite. Combined with adjustable seat pitch, lumbar, arm wrests etc make it great.
I've had it ~10 years now and its still going strong. If you're sitting on one of the local staples / office depot fake leather things you're in for a world of pain in your future - a decent chair is absolutely worth the price.
Also the breaks thing is super important. Even getting up to make a coffee is better than nothing. I see people at my workplace sit without moving all day and its just the worst thing you can do. It also acts as a good way to force yourself to step away from your code - some of my best ideas and thoughts on how to do things come when I'm away from my desk.
Ahh interesting, I was going to pick up a used Herman Miller Aeron. We had them at my last job and they were pretty comfortable. I might have to try a Herman Miller Mirra before going either Aeron.
Yep. Sitting is the new smoking. I have also found it difficult to loose weight.
I also have developer arthritis, but itโs not clear if that is related.
My eyes have gotten a little worse, but itโs stayed the same for a few years now. I think the better monitors and me choosing a better resolution has helped.
Lower back pain. Still trying to get rid of it with a ton of exercise and physio. Sitting all day takes a toll on your health (recently got a standing desk at home though ๐)
Back pain. Neck Pain. It was so painful that I had to take a break for a week last year.
And, due to lack of physical exercise and a lot of sitting, obesity is almost at my home :/ In the last limit of normal BMI.
Yes, aside from eye pain, it gave me wrist pain, herniated disc, tight hips. I'm working on those things. Please take care of yourself and have a good posture
Yes, sadly I almost lost the use of my hands from overworking. It took years of Physical Therapy to bring me back to normal.
What Physical Therapy taught me about enjoying life
Cubicle Buddha ใป Jun 12 '19 ใป 6 min read
And let's not talk about mental health ...
Yes, back pain. Would like some suggestions on the chair, it's really important for our profession.
I would like to mention the positive impact of my physical health in my current job:
My workspace is 6kms (3.7 miles) from my home and I prefer commuting by walk always which makes me cover at least 6 miles every day so that I burn a lot of calories even before I hit the gym at night time after the work. Bonus benefit, body fat dropped from 21% to 17% in a span of 3 months without even focussing on diet part(I know I should focus on that too ;) ).
I constantly run during my weekends, it started with 2 km run last year and now I can run up to 10kms in a stretch. I kind of addicted to it because I love the after run effect :D
Constant break and stretching during work every 30 mins for a short walk within the office helps
No Friday pizza parties or free sodas instead we have sports match often and a lot of devs are interested in sports that they formed a team to play badminton or football most of the mornings.
Back, back, back, eyes, neck, wrist, elbows, lost muscles on my arms...
Anyway now, at work, I'm getting on 6th floor by stairs, trying to exercise each morning quickly before work, just push ups 15 to 20 for now but I think I need to dramatically increase quantity, and back of screens after work. It appears that my arms getting back in shape although not enough so I'll try doing more.
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