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The risk you don’t see: How sitting is increasing musculoskeletal risk for your remote employees

With the rise of remote employees, it is important to understand the inherent risk of a sedentary lifestyle and the need to move throughout the workday to combat unnecessary discomfort, pain, or injury. Sitting for prolonged periods can lead to poor circulation. Once circulation slows down due to sitting, your blood remains in the feet and legs, ultimately reducing blood flow. Without proper movement or exercise to balance out sedentary periods, many negative side effects can [...]

Life has ups and downs… We call them squats

I dare you to try not to squat today! Can you do it – not squat? I highly doubt it.  We squat with many movements throughout the day such as to get down and then up again when using a car, chair, or toilet.  A squat is a compound, multi-joint movement, which uses many joints and muscles of the lower body and lumbopelvic-hip complex.  The challenges we see come from limited mobility, weakness or even [...]

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