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It\u2019s not directly related to freight shipping, but when you think of it, so many\u00a0people in freight services spend a lot of time sitting. And so do we at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freightera<\/a>. When we found this guide on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hr.ubc.ca\/health-and-wellbeing\/ergonomics\/office-ergonomics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UBC HR website<\/a> while troubleshooting back pain, and it helped, we wanted to share it with all of our friends, colleagues, customers, and the whole world. Imagine, there is actually a better way to sit!\u00a0 So here it is! Stay healthy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carpal tunnel syndrome, back pain, sciatica\u2026 Been there too? Ouch! The truth is that we humans aren\u2019t exactly designed for office work, and pain is how our bodies remind us of that. Well, but what if you have to \u201csit for living\u201d several hours each day? 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