FEELING GREAT: The real reasons why TV is bad for your health

Watching TV is a habit. Some would say good, some would say not so good.

Depends what you’re watching I guess.

But the real issue that we should talk about is HOW you choose to

watch TV.

Are you watching a TV high above the fire and kicking back with your feet up (and neck), thinking that you’re comfortable watching ‘corrie and Eastenders?

If so, there’s a problem waiting for you - I can almost guarantee it. Watching the TV can be bad for your neck and head (if you’re doing it like this) as well as adding pressure and stress to your lower back.

Let me explain what’s going on - many people make the mistake of choosing what the TV looks like when it’s in position over how healthy it is to have it there.

Y ou might not be aware of it, but having the TV above the level of your eyes if you’re planning to watch it sitting on the couch, is a guaranteed way to increase neck, shoulder and eye problems - and probably one or two migraines and headaches by the end watching a long film too.

How come? Well, it’s all to do with your eyes having muscles and the fact that your eyes come with a natural downward tilt.

It’s the reason why when you stare down a corridor, 80% of what you see is the floor, and not the ceiling.

If you do this each day, you’ll experience a domino effect of problems starting with eye strain, neck pain because you tilt your head back to avoid the pain happening behind your eyes, and then comes a dose of shoulder pain as you try to limit the effect of holding your head in a

position that’s not familiar too you.

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