Back problems
tezza: * Abs and Back Strengthening *- These are simple and only need a yoga mat and 10 minutes 3 times week. Even 1 session a week will kill a lot of back pain- I will ignore situps here, because they're simple- Get yoga mat.- Lie _face down_, legs and arms outstretched- Raise your _left_ arm and _right_ leg, so your body evens out- Lower left arm / right leg- Raise right arm, raise right leg- Lower and repeat ~ 20 times- Now switch to the situps and do 20 of one of the many varieties you can do.- Alternate situps with prone swim, as the core muscles exhaust after 20 repititions. Keep both abs and back at same level to prevent hunching.* Ergonomics *- Get a foot rest- Get an Aeron chair- If you're right-handed get a left handed keyboard so that your hand does not have to travel over the numpad to reach the mouse. This extra travel distance can really hurt over timeI have a Evuloent http://www.evoluent.com/kb1.html* Stretching *Mentioned elsewhere, do your quads as much as possible