Comments on: Basic Fitness for the Chair Athlete

By: John Consoli

John Consoli — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:46:28 +0000

Fun to read (although, after i read it, i vowed NOT to read anything ever again on the computer… of course for health reasons). And… I immediately felt pain relief from a nagging pain in my lower back after doing just one of the recommended posture relief thing-a-ma–jigs.
Thanks for the tips and a great job writing!

By: brian Payne

brian Payne — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:52:02 +0000

thanks for exposing the truth behind the sharp pain in my right trapezius and the astigmatismin my left eye. these are good suggestions to adjust my work habits to combat the wear brought on by our profession’s most valuable tool. we definitely need some safety improvements to be made on this equipment—do you know any developments on this front aside from the tablet replacing the mouse?

By: Mira

Mira — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:06:36 +0000

Thanks for all the nice comments! If the article helps push you (and others) into action, then I’ve done my job :-)

By: paul zdepski

paul zdepski — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:29:20 +0000

Thanks Mira! I just started developing a wrist pain – heavy CSS/HTML coding… no WYSIWYGs here! – had to find a corner without any glass to do the chest stretch in #2… feel much better. Time for a new routine!

By: Corey Greeneltch

Corey Greeneltch — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:27:12 +0000

Thanks for the heads up Anne, I’ve corrected/deleted the links.

By: Anne C. Kerns

Anne C. Kerns — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:24:45 +0000

Great advice, Mira, I’m bookmarking this article!

But the link in #2 is not working and the one in #5 says there’s malware.

By: Corey Greeneltch

Corey Greeneltch — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:02:11 +0000

All great suggestions! I really need to make an effort to NOT eat lunch at my desk so often. We just started doing the ‘100 Pushups’ program here at the office, so that’s a great break/workout.

I also try to walk to lunch/coffee as much as possible. Definitely helps clear my head and get the blood flowing.