ARE you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin…
Well actually, if you are reading your Business Times in the car, there’s a very good chance you aren’t sitting at all comfortably. Many of us spend an hour a day in the car, taking the kids to school, travelling to work and running errands. But have you taken the time to consider how your driving position may be causing significant stress to your neck and back? When driving you need to ensure you are sitting in a comfortable position that’s right for you.
ARE you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin…
Well actually, if you are reading your Business Times in the car, there’s a very good chance you aren’t sitting at all comfortably. Many of us spend an hour a day in the car, taking the kids to school, travelling to work and running errands. But have you taken the time to consider how your driving position may be causing significant stress to your neck and back? When driving you need to ensure you are sitting in a comfortable position that’s right for you. However, even whilst commuting you should try to adopt a range of comfortable positions, as even good posture held for a period of time could be detrimental.
Back trouble is almost as prevalent as the common cold, affecting four out of five people. Over 14 million people are affected by a repetitive driving injury, with millions of working days lost costing over £1 billion a year in loss of earnings.
The most common repetitive driving injury’s are foot cramp, lower back pain, neck pain and headaches. Do you experience these? Even if you don’t, Alpha Contracts can send you a very informative and useful guide to sitting comfortably whilst driving. Send an email to with the subject line ‘sitting comfortably’ and we will send you your guide straight away.
If you are a fan of the Pareto Principle (the 80-20 rule) you will have noted a link between last month’s article and this month. Last time we discovered that 20 per cent of all new cars being ordered were white in colour and this month only 20 per cent of you reading this are actually fit to drive. Well ok that’s tongue in cheek but we hope to get a lot of emails from 80 per cent of Business Times readers!
Of course, the remaining 20 per cent of readers not concentrating on finding pain relief can concentrate on choosing their next new car and ask Alpha Contracts for a quotation! Call us on 01604 756620 and ask to speak to the sales team.
Happy pain free motoring!