Once I knew an amazing designer. She was as talented and hardworking as she was humble and fragile.
Since she spent days, sometimes nights, at the computer, neck, shoulder, and back troubles crept in over time. They ached so bad she couldn't budge her main "tool."
For a designer, that's a death sentence. Not just paychecks—her creative expression hung on a healthy body. A classical musician friend told the same tale. After 30, many pay for childhood practice years.
Years later, the designer girl wrote me she'd caught the kettlebell bug, watching me. Back then, I raved about this lost gem often.
I couldn't picture that graceful girl gripping a kettlebell, but facts don't lie—her body pain fled. Funny, I thought, it’s the intellectuals and artists who need sport the most. It’s the only way to keep doing what you love for a long time.
Lately, lower back woes kept me from the desk. I changed plenty to turn it around. I’m not sure which factor helped the most:
Added back and shoulders to leg work with the rehab pro,
traded static chair for a dynamic capsule,
hoisted monitor to eye level,
got a height-shift desk,
switch poses more,
walk everywhere.
Sobering stats: “In the Western population, 70%–85% will develop LBP (Low Back Pain) at one point in life, 60% will continue to report LBP 1 year later, and 10%–15% will have chronic LBP” [1].
Takeaway: Best time to fix your back is NOW.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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