Tips for sitting safely
If you want to experiment with a yoga ball chair, make sure to follow these guidelines:
Don’t sit for longer than 2 hours at a time. If you sit too long, your muscles will become fatigued and you may end up feeling sore in your middle back and lower back.
Pump it up. Inflate the ball enough so that you feel perched on top of it rather than sinking into it.
Buy the right size for your body. “You need a ball that allows you to have your feet flat on the floor and your hips bent to 90 degrees or more. You don’t want your knees sitting higher than your hips,” says Reid.
If you want to try using your yoga ball as a desk chair for an hour or two at a time, be sure to set up your workstation so you can maintain proper sitting posture. This might mean investing in a desk of a different height, an external keyboard and mouse, or other new equipment.
For good desk posture, Reid says all of the following should be true:
· Your chin should be parallel to the floor when you’re looking straight at your screen. · · Your neck shouldn’t be bent up or down.
· Your elbows should be just below your keyboard, and your shoulders should be soft.
· Your knees should bend at a 90-degree angle.
· Your feet should be flat on the floor.