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What Rafael Nadal's Big Nasty can teach us about ergonomics.

Posted on April 27th, by Matt Gereghty in Ergonomics , Exercise , Posture , Sedentary work . 15 comments

Rafael Nadal is a pro tennis player. He's famous for his agility, power and sometimes even his sporty capripants. Through decades of intense practice and training, he has transformed his body into an athletic machine.An athletic machine with a Nemo-esque disproportion: Nadal's left arm looks like it was stolen from Thor, the God of Thunder, and his right arm could quite possibly belong to an accountant who enjoys sudoku. The difference in his muscle tone comes from his daily habits and workload. In other words, if his upper body was Destiny' Child, his racquet-arm would be Beyonc (doing all the hard work), and his right arm would be the other two (just along for the ride). This leads us to the ergonomics lesson of the day: The body will adapt to what you do most often. Whether it's stretching your earlobes, doing the splits, getting super fat, or running marathons, if you do something often enough, your body will make it easier for you to do that thing. This voodoo magic will benefit people who are regularly physically active, but it will clusterbomb* the people who sit all day. If Rafael decided to quit tennis and become a software engineer, his body would gradually adapt to its new circumstances. His left arm, which we'll call Big Nasty, would gradually shrink down to normal size, due to lack of use. After some time, Rafa's leg and core muscles would also shrink because his body will no longer think that it needs to sprint around the tennis court all day. His metabolism, which has been torching through calories during long days of training, will start to slow down. If your body thinks that you're going to be sedentary for the foreseeable future, there is no reason for it to run the metabolic furnace at full steam. After a while Rafael might not fit into those cutesy little Capris. The worst kind of sitting is prolonged sitting, especially when you're slouching. If you slouch, the muscles of your shoulders, neck and chest will conspire to make slouching your default setting. When you slouch, your shoulders and neck tend to slump forward. In time, the shoulder and chest muscles in the front of your body will start to shorten, while the muscles of your back become longer and weaker. The longer that you let your body marinate in this position, the worse it will get, and the harder it will be to get back to Sexyposture Town. If you'd like to be on the happier side of body adaptation, you need your body to think that it needs to be ready for vigorous activity. Unfortunately, the only way to do this is to actually perform vigorous activity as often as possible. You also need to tell your body that it needs to keep all of your muscles ready for action. You will do this by standing and walking as much as possible during the day. It certainly doesn't happen over night, but if you continue to work on staying active and building good posture, your body will adapt to make it easier for you.

Ce Rafael Nadal "Nasty mare" ne poate invata despre ergonomie.

Postat pe 27 aprilie de ctre Matt Gereghty n ergonomie , Exercitarea , postur , muncii sedentare . 15 comentarii

Rafael Nadal este un jucator de tenis profesionist. El este renumit pentru agilitatea, puterea i, uneori, chiar sportiv lui Capri pantaloni. Prin zeci de ani de practic intens i de formare, el a transformat corpul ntr-o main sportiv. O main atletic, cu o disproporie Nemo-esque: braul stng Nadal pare ca a fost furat de la Thor, Zeul Tunetului, i braul drept ar putea aparine eventual, destul de un contabil care se bucur de sudoku. Diferena n tonul su muscular vine din obiceiurile sale de zi cu zi i volumul de munc. Cu alte cuvinte, n cazul n care partea superioar a corpului a fost Destiny Child, cu paleta-bra ar fi Beyonce (face toate munca grea), iar braul drept ar fi celelalte dou (doar de-a lungul pentru plimbare). Acest lucru ne conduce la ergonomie lecie a zilei: Corpul se va adapta la ceea ce faci cel mai des. Fie c este vorba ntinde lobul urechii tale, face desparte, obtinerea de super-grsime, sau maraton, dac faci ceva destul de des, corpul tau va face mai uor pentru tine de a face acest lucru. Aceast magie voodoo vor beneficia persoanele care sunt n mod regulat activi fizic, dar se va clusterbomb * oameni care stau toat ziua. Dac Rafael a decis sa renunte la tenis i s devin un inginer de software, corpul su ar adapta treptat la noile circumstane. Braul stng, pe care o vom numi "Nasty Big," s-ar micora treptat pn la dimensiunea normal, din cauza lipsei de utilizare. Dup ceva timp, piciorul lui Rafa i muchii de baz s-ar micora, de asemenea, c trupul su nu va mai crede c trebuie s sprint n jurul terenul de tenis toat ziua. Metabolismul su, care a fost incendierea prin calorii in timpul zile lungi de formare, va ncepe s ncetineasc. Daca organismul tau crede c ai de gnd s fie sedentare n viitorul apropiat, nu exist niciun motiv pentru ca aceasta s ruleze cuptor metabolice la abur complet. Dup un timp, Rafael ar putea s nu se ncadreaz n aceste Capris dragute mici. Cel mai ru tip de edin este prelungit edinei, mai ales atunci cnd suntei slouching. Dac v nepriceput, muschii umerilor, gtului i pieptului va conspira pentru a face aplecarea setare implicit. Cnd nepriceput, umerii si gatul tind sa scada nainte. n timp, umr i piept muchii n partea din fa a corpului tau va incepe sa scurta, in timp ce muschii din spate devin mai lungi i mai slabe. Mai mult c l-ai lsat corpul marinat n aceast poziie, cu att mai greu va primi, si cu atat mai greu va fi s m ntorc la Sexyposture Town. Dac dorii s fie pe partea mai fericit de adaptare corp, avei nevoie corpul tau pentru a crede c aceasta trebuie s fie pregtii pentru activitatea viguroasa. Din pcate, singura modalitate de a face acest lucru este de a efectua de fapt, activitatea de viguros ct mai des posibil. De asemenea, avei nevoie pentru a spune corpul tau care are nevoie pentru a pstra toate muschii gata de aciune. Vei face acest lucru prin picioare i mersul pe jos ct mai mult posibil n timpul zilei. Cu siguran nu se intampla peste noapte, dar dac vei continua s lucreze pe rmne activ i construirea postura bun, corpul tau se va adapta pentru a face mai uor pentru tine.