By
Erin Schwartz,
a Strategist writer covering décor, furniture, and garment care.
They previously worked as an editor at Garage magazine.
I work from home most of the time, and while it helps for product testing, it has made me acutely aware of how bad my posture is when I’m looking at a laptop. As any ergonomist will tell you, sitting all day puts strain on a body, and I have a connective tissue disorder that adds some wrinkles — lax ligaments make my neck unstable, and poor circulation has me crossing my legs and tucking my feet as close to my body as they’ll get. By the end of the day, I would find myself stuck curled up like a shrimp or folded like a clam, brain-foggy and stressed. On a bad day, I’d end up back in bed.
