December 05, 2019

Ergonomics in the Workplace

Category: Miller Moments | Tags: exercise in the office, get moving, stretch, water

Posted by Meagan

Miller Management brought in an ergonomics specialist to talk to our staff about some simple ideas to improve our overall well-being, even at work.

We were impressed with how simply we can implement some of these strategies throughout our day and wanted to share some thoughts. We hope they can help you, as well.

Top Tips:

• Get up and move. Regardless of how well you are standing at your desk or sitting ergonomically in any chair, it is not good if it is for extended periods of time in the same position.
• Be aware of how your body feels during the day and adjust, don’t just push through.
• There are small muscles throughout the spine.  Not moving them can cause those muscles to atrophy affecting the curvature of the spine causing damage, poor posture and pain.
• Slumping or other bad posture can cause bulging disks.
• It is as important to do small movements during the day as it is to “work out.”  Being still for 23 hours and workout for 1 hour is better than being still 24 hours; but to maintain your health – move for short periods of time more often, allowing for proper blood flow and working of the small muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints regularly.

Thanks to Tanner Vinson with MedBridge for their knowledge and supply of some in-home stretches.

Related Resources:

Some of these exercises from The Washington Post were similar to the ones provided to us. This list provides a bonus rating of “how humiliating to accomplish at work.” But don’t worry, we won’t be judging you.

You may also find this article from the Mayo Clinic about water intake during the day to be helpful. The staff of MM should have no excuses to stay hydrated throughout our workday. 🙂

We also found this article from the American Heart Association to be helpful on how to stay active at work. Which item(s) on this list will you try in 2020? I know our staff already do some of these items mentioned, but there is always room for improvement.

Let’s turn that Christmas music up and get moving! 🙂