Look Up When You Pick Up

Posted 08.22.2006 by dsimmer in Back Tips , Ergonomics

Whether lifting heavy boxes or picking up a coin off the floor, posture and body position are always hugely important.

Here’s a helpfully simple reminder: look up when you pick up.

If you are look down as you lift, you’re more likely to be bending forward and tipping your center of gravity over the weight, which puts exponetially greater stress on your spinal musculature.

However, if you look up, you’ll be keeping your neck and upper back in proper posture, and it will be easier for your low back to follow suit.