Is Your Chair Destroying Your Health?

Most of us work behind a desk. Most of us sit behind a desk for eight hours because the world requires that we do that for the sake of humankind (even though some of us get our work done faster than the eight hours requires us to do.) we are paid to sit in a chair (hopefully a comfortable one) and stay there for eight hours.

The truth is that the chair is probably harming your health. It is not the chair’s fault. It is an occupational hazard. Chairs are required for most jobs because of the amount of sitting involved. Therefore, it is hard to find a way to avoid it. Unchecked, a chair will harm your health.

The problem with the chairs is what your body does when presented with a stimulus. In effect, what we are talking about is the body’s ability to get good at things that you need it to get good at doing. Therefore, the body is inclined to get good at sitting in a certain position while in a chair. There are a host of problems that can come from this one action. This includes shortening of muscles, joint aches and pains, and more.

Most chiropractors know that sitting in a chair for an extended period of time can cause a problem called, “Lordosis.” This condition is a muscle imbalance caused by or combined with bad posture that causes a person to lose strength and cardiovascular capacity. Most people are unaware that they can cause this problem to happen to them; therefore, it can be likely scenario for the worker who sits behind a desk all day.

The answer to this problem is exercise and trying to maintain a good posture at all times. The body needs to learn that it will engage in action and that it needs to stay fit. If the problem is the body getting adjusted to something, the solution is telling the body to be adjusted to doing something else. Let us be honest about our bodies. They really are on rent, they decay and fall away, and we drive them for a short amount of time. Therefore, if you want that car to run nicely, then you have to view it as an asset and decide how your want to run the machine.

A person who does this with intention and thought gives himself or herself a good chance of keeping the body healthy for a long period of time. Therefore, the secret to taking away the ability of the chair to do harm to you is to exercise, and keep in mind that you are making a conscious decision to choose not to let the chair affect your health in the long run. In fact, a person cannot only choose to not let a chair affect their health; they can choose to be healthy and fit. However, the secret is in the moment. A person must continually choose to be healthy and fit in those critical moments when it comes time to do the work. Only then can the person make the positive changes that will keep them healthy for a lifetime.