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The benefits of good posture are more than just looking good, especially as a grade school or college student where the majority of their time is spent sitting down at a desk in the library or an uncomfortable chair in a lecture hall. No worries, though, we have your back; Here are some tips for you or your child to improve posture without even trying: Adjust the Backpack One of the reasons for back pain is because of the weight carried within the backpack. The gap between the back and backpack is what causes stress to the body and damage to posture. To fix this, adjust the backpack handles so the backpack can be as close to the back as possible to keep the spine from curving excessively when carrying a backpack. Unload the Backpack I know, I know, there’s a biology exam tomorrow and the chemistry book is The benefits of good posture are more than just looking ood, especially as a grade school or colleg student wher the majority of their time is spent sitt ng down at a desk in the libra y or an uncomfortable chair in a lecture hall. No worries, though, we have your back; Her are some tips for you or your child to improve posture without ev n trying: Adjust the Backpack One of the reasons for back pain is because of the weight carried within the backpack. The gap between the back and backpack is what cause stress to the body and damage to posture. To fix this, adjust he backpack handles o the backpack can be as close to the back as possible to keep the spine from curving excessively when carrying a backpack. Unload the Backpack I know, I know, ther ’s a biology exam tomorrow and the chemistry book is Th b nefits of go d posture are more than just lookin good, especi lly as grade sch ol r coll ge studen wh r the majority of their time is spen s tting down at a desk in the lib a y or an unc mfortable cha r in a lecture hall. N worries, though, we have your back; He are some tips for you or your child to improve posture wi hout ven trying: Adjust the Backpack One of the reasons for back pain is because of the weight carried within the backpack. The gap b tween the back and backpack is wh t cau es stress to the body and damage t posture. To fix this, adjus the backpack handle so the backpack can be as close to the back as possible to keep the spine from curving excessively when carrying a backpack. Unload the Backpack I know, I know, th re’s a bi logy exam tom rrow and t chemistry book is

needed so that the lab can be done properly. But carrying everything in the backpack and loading it with heavy school supplies is not good for the back or for posture. If at college, leave the heavy supplies at the dormitory or apartment and take a good walk home every time the supplies are needed (say yes to exercise!) or carry some in your hands. This will -literally- take weight from the back and will improve posture. Wear Both Straps of the Backpack The cool kids walk around campus carrying their backpacks on just one shoulder, but they also have bad posture and back problems. Try not to follow this trend. Instead, both straps of the backpack should be used so that weight is evenly distributed across the back. Source: www.uprightpose.com/blogs/news/ how-to-improve-your-posture-as-a-college- student need so that the lab can be done properly. But carrying ev rything in the backpack and loading it with heavy school supplies is not good for the back or for posture. If at colleg , leave the heavy supplies at he dormitory or apartment and take a good walk home v ry time the supplies are need (say es to ex rcise!) or carry some in your hands. This will - iterally- take weight from the back and will improve posture. Wear Both Straps of the Backpack The cool kids walk around campus carrying their backpacks on just one shoulder, but hey also have bad posture and back problems. Try not to foll w this trend. Instead, both straps of the backpack should be used so that weight is ev nly distributed across the back. Source: www.uprightpose.com/blogs/news/ how-to-improve-your-posture-as-a-colleg - student ne ed so that the lab can be done p operly. But carrying veryth g in the backpack and loading t with heavy school suppl es is n t good for the back f r posture. If at coll g , leav t heavy supplies a the dormit y or apartme t and take a good walk hom very time the supplies ar ne ed (sa yes to x rcise!) o carry some in your hands. Th s will -literally- take weight from the back and will improve posture. Wear Both Straps of the Backpack The cool kids w lk around campus carrying their backpacks on just one shoulder, but they also have bad posture and back problems. Try not to f llow his tre d. Instead, both straps of the backpack should b used so that weight is venly dis ributed across the back. Source: www.u rightp se.com/blogs/news/ h w to-impr ve y ur-posture as-a-coll ge- s udent

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