| The amount of time many of us spend hunched | | | | do not have to refocus as they move down the |
| over a desk or keyboard is astronomical, and | | | | page. This decreases eye fatigue and creates for |
| there can be many consequences on your body | | | | a much more productive reading experience. |
| from this position. Slant boards, at a 22-degree | | | | Stress: Working over a desk causes you to bend |
| angle have been ergonomically designed to avoid | | | | your neck and curl your back. This can create |
| these problems. There are many benefits of using | | | | soreness in your muscles, as well as pain in your |
| a slant board instead of your standard horizontal | | | | lower back. The slant board eliminates the stress |
| desk surface. | | | | to various muscles and joints, while also having |
| Posture: The angle lets you naturally sit up straight | | | | the potential to lower blood pressure and reduce |
| and improve your posture. This has numerous | | | | your heart rate. |
| effects on your body. Your back is able to | | | | With children spending around seven hours a day |
| strengthen, while your wrists are not strained | | | | at a desk during their developmental years, poor |
| anywhere near as much. Back issues, carpal | | | | posture, poor vision, and increased stress can |
| tunnel, and cramping have been shown to | | | | pose quite serious risks to their general well being |
| decrease by using a slanted writing surface. | | | | in their teen and adult years. Those adults that |
| Vision: Hunching over a book to try and read it | | | | spend hours at a desk are also at risk of these |
| better is not only bad for your posture, but also | | | | problems. Ergonomics have shown that using a |
| for your eyesight. Our eyes work hard to make | | | | reading slant board can remove many of the risks |
| sense of various images around us, and focus on | | | | associated with sitting at a desk all day long, for |
| small print. With the slant board, the entire page | | | | children as well as adults. Small lifestyle changes |
| you are reading is put into focus and your eyes | | | | can make a big difference on your quality of life. |