How to ease the aches and pains of working from home

The lack of a 10-minute walk from car to office, or going too fast with Joe Wicks' workouts, all can hit you physically, along with hours spent working from an unsuitable surface 
How to ease the aches and pains of working from home

How’s your back? You might have noticed a new niggle developing ever since you stopped going to a workplace and started spending more time at home, perhaps hunched for hours over a laptop which is perched at an awkward height on a surface that was never meant for running a business from, or for managing a team, or for simply sending some emails and taking part in video meetings.

What about your fitness? You never had this much strength before you started that 30-day YouTube fitness class with the kettlebell you bought online. Plus you can run 5km now, nothing can stop you. Except maybe that twinge in your leg. Sound familiar?

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