Use these tips from Michigan Tech faculty and staff to be more physically comfortable and safer while learning, working and staying healthy at home. By Cyndi Perkins.
For many, the biggest challenge with remote work isn’t keeping the cat off the keyboard or responding to the toddler who informs your Zoom webinar audience that she needs to use the bathroom now. Instead, it’s preventing strains, pains and other potential injuries caused by working in unaccustomed, unhealthy positions. Another concern: sitting more and moving less throughout the day.
The article provides the answer to the questions:
- Why should we care about ergonomics?
- Why should we care about how long we sit in one position?
- What are other ways to make a seated position healthier and more comfortable?
- How can I take care of my wrists, neck and shoulders while I’m working on my laptop?
- What do we need to know about lighting? How can we avoid eyestrain using the 20-20-20 rule?
- Are standing desks a good idea?
Standing desks can be useful, as long as you alternate sitting and standing. The important thing with sit-stand stations is that they need to be properly configured and that users remember that standing in itself is a stationary activity, so it should not be used as your only desk. Some good advice in this article. Recommended read!
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