Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
AVAILABLE HERE
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Healthy Texting
Texting is such a big part of our daily lives, it's important that it doesn't become a pain in the neck, literally. So while we're keen to get the text written as quickly as possible, we should also give a little thought as to how we're doing it in order to avoid unnecessary strain. Screens are so small that we need to get close to it to see what we're doing, but rather than stooping downwards in a way that will cause us problems, we'll manage better if we can bring it up towards us, so helping to avoid the harmful slouch or stoop.
Pick up your mobile and as you do, free your neck by allowing your nose to drop a millimetre or so; think your neck loose. Allow your shoulders to be relaxed and wide. Raise your phone higher so that you can see what you’re doing rather than dropping your head and shoulders downwards in a stoop.
Be aware of how you are holding it. Are you gripping or tightening unnecessarily? Relax your grip; the phone won’t jump away! Press your keys gently whilst keeping your neck free of tension. Avoid frowning and straining to see. Bring it up closer to you if need be. Be aware of being upright and loose….and enjoy the process of sending your message.
This is an edited extract from my book Perfect Poise, Perfect Life by Hodder & Stoughton.
