Henfield home-workers get a healthier outlook

 

HENFIELD members of the business networking group BizBN5 were told to "sit up straight" at their meeting this week.

Bad posture while sitting at a keyboard is a key cause of back and neck problems, pilates expert Liz Marks told the group.

 

Henfield business group BizBN5. l-r Carey Smith, Jenny Annis, Matthew Wykes, Tom Griffiths, Sophie Baldwin, Richard Lucy, Jo Donne, Stuart Avern, Liz Marks, Trevor and Julie Watson

"Sitting in the proper position improves your breathing, your well-being and helps solves back, shoulder and neck problems," said Liz.

"The number one cause of back problems is sitting in the wrong position at work, particularly over a keyboard."

Liz (liz@elizabethmarks.co.uk) is a member of the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute and takes clinical pilates classes in Henfield. Pilates works by building strength from the inside out, rebalancing the body and bringing it into correct alignment by working the muscles in the abdomen and spine.

As part of a campaign to improve the health of home-workers, BizBN5 founder Jo Donne has launched a "Netwalking" session every Wednesday, meeting outside Henfield Leisure Centre at 12.30pm for a 40-minute walk round the village.

"It's an ideal opportunity for solitary homeworkers to get out, meet others working on their own and get exercise at the same time," says Jo, of Temptingsavings.

The next BizBN5 meeting at the White Hart, Henfield High Street, is at 6pm on Monday November 23. All local business people welcome. Free entry. Contact Jo Donne on 01273 495848 or e-mail: temptingsavings@telecomplus.org.uk