9 Desk And Chair Hacks To Make Working From Home More Bearable
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By now, many of us have been working from home for a couple of weeks – and are probably settled in a spot in our home where we like to work. But without the chair we usually have in the office, or the double screens some of us are lucky to use, it can be a bit... achey, to say the least.
Find yourself hunching over to look at your laptop screen? Or constantly rearranging yourself on your chair because it’s just so uncomfortable? You’re not alone. We don’t know how long we’re going to be working from home, so it’s best to make our set-up as pain-free as possible while we’re here.
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“Most of us have found ourselves unexpectedly working from home for the foreseeable future,” says Jo Blood, resident ergonomics expert at Posture People. “Whilst it poses many challenges, a well set-up workspace is something that can provide us with a tangible way to feel better and prevent aches and pains further down the line. For the time being, we can utilise everyday household items to achieve a better, more ergonomic workspace.”
Here, posture and ergonomics experts explain the hacks you can use to make WFH a little bit more comfortable.
Raise your laptop so you aren’t hunched. “This is the biggest back problem,” says Jane Sparrow, remote working expert and founder at The Culture Builders. Work at a surface that keeps it high, or bung a load of books underneath it. As a rule of thumb, Blood says you want to raise it so that the top of your laptop...
