Got a bad back? Get Postureminder
Hello folks,
It’s not often that I write about an item that we don’t actually sell, but I think this is something that can benefit everyone who (like me!!) gets a bad back.
Basically, we’ve been approached by a company called Postureminder who asked if our staff would trial their software which will “help with your posture and stop your staff getting bad backs“. Initially I was a little sceptical because of the “disruption” etc but they assured me there would be minimal fuss and it would not effect the speed/performance of our computers.
So, after running it by the staff I agreed to give the trial a go. They were happy coz it was a little gadget to play with and I was happy as it would mean no-one could have time off in the future with back pain - cunning I know.
Well, I have to say I’m converted. After a small amount of installation (about 5 minutes) the posture minder will take your photo (using the web cam provided) of you sitting your working position. Then it will tell you every time you’re sitting in a position that’s not good for your back. Not only that, it tells you when you have a break, and gives a video demonstration of exersizes you can do at your desk. It even tells you when to have a drink to ensure you keep hydrated. Then at the end of each day it gives you a posture score and tells you whether you’ve been sitting up straight and thus looking after your back! It’s weird - as 4.45pm approaches you actually get excited about beating yesterdays score!!!
In short - it’s defintely something we’ll be keeping on when the trial has finished, so if you get a bad back coz of sitting at your desk all day it might be worth having a look here and downloading the free trial here.
Over and out.
Zak.