You might be wondering, “what’s this headline – dose of my own medicine?” Well, here’s what I mean

On almost a daily basis I have a discussion with someone regarding the best way to work with a laptop, I mean ergonomically speaking. I disclose this information without any hesitation or reservations because I know it to be the truth.

In the haste to get up to Mammoth Mt., I remembered my laptop, but I forgot my keyboard. Rats!

There I was, warm & dry, and I thought I wonder if there’s a place I could pickup a cheap keyboard just to get me through. As I pondered some more, warm & dry, I thought to myself….”OK how much are you going to be on this laptop, anyway?” You’ve probably guessed it, while viewing through the beautiful panoramic windows out over the frozen tundra I pondered some more and then said to myself….”Not much, probably” Yea Right.

Here’s the problem with the laptop. Either your neck is bent down looking at the screen…or your shoulders and arms are hiked up and tensed all the time. It’s a “No Win” without other tools like external keyboard and mouse, and sometimes an extra monitor (if you don’t have the keyboard/mouse set up).

Well, its four days later, my neck still sore and stiff, I decided that session with my massage therapist might help, and it did.

Now, retrospecting my lesson learned, “my dose of my own medicine”, if you will, was that if you find yourself on your laptop somewhere without your external keyboard and mouse, by all means…Have them DELIVERED!

As a result of this experience we now offering LAPTOP ON THE GO. Everything you need for comfort when you travel

Take a look at this combo package. It includes: an adjustable laptop stand, wireless mouse, wireless keyboard, and a great laptop bag that holds all of it http://www.theergonomicstore.com/laptop-solutions/229-laptop-on-the-go.html

Most of us enjoy sitting in front of the tube, watching the games, eating and drinking and having fun with friends and family.

How does this all relate to ergonomics? Because, in reality everything we do relates to ergonomics. Here are some guidelines to help you through the perilous dangers of watching your teams on TV.

• Don’t drink too much and pass out in the snow.
• Remember to get up out of your chair to let your body circulate the blood and oxygen. If you are drinking beer, this won’t be a problem, but remember the previous warning about drinking too much.
• Don’t go out at half time and start running full speed passing routes without warming up first. My neighbor did this a few years back, snapped his Achilles’ tendon and wore a cast for the next 9 months.
• If you are a very enthusiastic and vocal fan, remember to keep your voice in the lower sound range rather that straining your vocal cords with high-pitched screams.
• If you are lucky enough to have playoff tickets, take along your own stadium seat with lower back support and buttocks support. You’ll be glad you did! Check it out
• Bring along some hand warmer and foot warmer packs. They stay warm for hours./>
• If you can, position your chair so that you face the TV directly instead of watching the entire with your head and neck twisted to one side.
• When mixing up guacamole and other dips, use your entire body weight rather that only wrist and hand force. ☺☺
• If you are tailgating or taking stuff to a friend’s house to watch the game, remember “Don’t lift with your back”. Instead, bend your knees, using your leg power (keeping your back straight) when you take out the coolers and supplies from your vehicle.
• If you are eating or computing while watching the game, use a laptop tray or a very light, stand-alone table that you can position directly in front of you when you need it and easily move it out of the way when you don’t.

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