That's Fit

Just yesterday I wrote about the ill effects slouching at your desk can have on your cognitive ability. Leaning over restricts blood flow from certain arteries to your brain, thus making it a bit more difficult for you to ... to ... to think clearly (sorry, I was a bit too hunched over).

As a follow-up, I thought you might want to know about a recent Cornell University study on poor posture and long-term back problems. According to the study, about 30 percent of all workplace injuries are back-related -- and in most cases they comes as the result of sitting improperly at a desk.

The types of injuries to result from poor posture do not occur overnight; sometimes they can take years before showing signs. However, take this other Cornell University study into consideration, revealing the potential for musculoskeletal damage one faces by working on a desktop computer, as opposed to a more adjustable work station. This particular study was actually done using middle school students, showing that risk of injury can start this early. Now, factor in all the years most kids will spend at desktop computers, and then add them to the number of years they will later spend at similar workstations as adults, and it becomes quite obvious how these injuries can occur.