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Secret # 35: Get Rid of Your Desk Chair

It is just after lunch, and you find yourself
slouching over your work desk. Your
shoulders are curved, you have a pinch

in your neck, and your arms feel tired.
Perhaps you are aware of your poor
posture, but by this time it is too late: the
damage is done.

Poor posture results in nagging neck and back pain, headaches,
and overall muscle tension. Instead of using desk chairs, some
people have started working at standing desks, and others have

switched to a new kind of chair: an exercise ball.

Better posture

Advocates for the exercise ball desk chair note that they have
far better posture when they sit on the ball than when they sit in

a chair. Because you must stabilize yourself on the ball, you are
forced to sit up straight and actually pay attention to your body
form.

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