Television It is losing steam against mobile phones, tablets and computers, but we continue to spend a lot of time in front of it. We see it to relax and that encourages us to sit in any way adopting bad postures that sometimes end up causing us pain. Avoid it, take care of your posture while watching television!
Taking care of the posture does not mean giving up being comfortable. It is about becoming aware of what we are doing wrong and how we can change it to avoid problems. so what when we adopt bad postures for a long time and we are not in good physical shape, the problems come on their own.
Good TV viewing habits
The ideal thing to watch television would be to sit in a chair or armchair that allows us to support your back well on the back, so that both the lumbar vertebrae and the coccyx are attached to it. Especially when we spend a long time in front of the television, this would be convenient, but many of us prefer the sofa.
On the couch adopt a good posture it is a little more complicated. Whether it's too fluffy or too deep, too high or too low, keeping your back upright can be difficult. On the contrary, how easy it is to end up in a ball! Or what is the same, adopt positions, without realizing it, in the long run harmful.
Do you want to adopt good habits on the couch? Follow the recommendations below to know how to sit.
How should I sit?
The adoption of bad postures is the main reason for back pain. And therefore be aware of our postural "vices" It is the first step to be able to abandon them to the detriment of much healthier ones.
When we sit in front of the television, as we have mentioned before, our back and head they should be straight. Imagine that there is a thread that joins your back and crown of the head and that someone pulls it towards the ceiling. But we must not only take care of the upper part of the body; It is also important that our buttocks distribute the weight evenly and our feet rest on the ground.
don't adopt too forced postures! When we want to correct bad postures, we tend to subject our body to a certain rigidity and this can be counterproductive. In fact, maintaining the same posture for a long time is not good, no matter how correct it is. Try to move every 30 minutes
In addition to following these tips, there are other recommendations that can help you take care of your posture while watching television. Take note!
- Do you want to have your feet up? Use a footrest to help you raise your legs and thus relieve your spine.
- Keep your arms supported on the armrest so that the shoulders remain relaxed and are not overloaded.
- Don't cross your legs. Crossing your legs or sitting on one leg can create tension if the pose is held for too long. Avoid it!
- Place the front tv and at the level of your eyes. You should not turn your head to watch TV or your neck could suffer. Place the TV in front of you and at eye level. This way, not only will you not have to turn your head to one side or the other, but you will also avoid tilting it back or forward.
And in the bed?
You will not like what we are going to say: watch TV in bed it's a bad habit. Not only because the position we have in bed when we watch TV is generally bad, but also because falling asleep watching TV affects our sleep quality.
Are you still going to keep doing it? Then pay attention to a couple of tips: place the TV on the wall so that it is at the level of your eyes while you remain seated in bed and accommodate a large cushion under the knees to relax that area.
Regardless of where and how you decide to watch television, take care of your posture and do not keep it the same for a long time. Get up every 30 minutes to grab something or do foot and leg exercises for 5 minutes.