World of back health

She feels an unpleasant twinge in her back as soon as she turns. As she moves her stiff limbs out of bed, she realises: Something has to change. In the past, before children enriched her life, she started the day with gentle stretching exercises and activating yoga every morning. But now she not only doesn't have the time, she also feels far too immobile in the morning.

Her partner Stefan wakes up and sees her sitting thoughtfully on the edge of the bed. He too can only get out of bed with groans and moans. "Do you remember the conversation with the back expert last year?" Anna asks him. "I think it's time to listen to his advice and invest in a modern ergonomic sleep system." A bed consisting of a flexible slat base and a matching mattress could relieve Anna and Stefan's tense muscles and regenerate their intervertebral discs so that they are more flexible again in the morning and feel really rested. These modern beds are also designed to ensure better air supply and circulation and therefore a better sleeping climate, Anna recalls. She decides to go to the specialist shop that morning after taking her daughter Lisa and son Lukas to school. But first the children have to be woken up and breakfast made.

The spring weather is mild and the sun is shining warmly on his face. The tension in his muscles is also gradually released by the gentle movement.

Full of motivation, he decides to tend the garden a little before getting back to his desk work. But as soon as he starts mowing the lawn, he feels that stabbing pain in his back again. And it's no wonder, as he pushes the much too short handle of the lawnmower through the grass with a great deal of effort - better adjustability would be an advantage now. With its back-friendly lawn trimmer, height-adjustable handles, ergonomic grip and low weight, working on the lawn edge is much easier.

Unfortunately, this is also a great strain on his back. The chair is old, the backrest is inflexible and the table height doesn't suit his height. After a few hours, in addition to the back pain, he already feels tension in his shoulders and neck. "It can't go on like this," he mumbles and starts to do some research. A height-adjustable desk and an ergonomic office chair with a flexible seat and lumbar support could improve his sitting posture.

As he delves deeper into the subject, he also discovers dynamic seat supports that help to activate the muscles while sitting. "I'll try it out!" he thinks to himself and orders a seat cushion and two back-friendly desk lamps for an optimal working environment.

The second desk lamp is for Lisa. Because she too often sits at her children's desk with a hunched back. Although the height and angle of the writing surface can be adjusted, it is unfortunately not optimally illuminated, so that she is always bent backwards towards the light source when doing her favourite hobby - drawing. The new desk lamps are not only infinitely dimmable, but also have special articulation technology that allows the angle of the light to be optimally adjusted to your own needs.

Buying new kitchen chairs would also be a good investment, Stefan thinks to himself. As he discovered during his research, the interplay between passive and active sitting, known as "active sitting", is ideal for back health. It not only relieves the spine and intervertebral discs, but also helps the muscles and can even have a positive effect on the psyche.

Kitchen or dining room chairs that bear the AGR seal of approval are a sensible choice for the long-term health of the whole family. They enable active sitting, promote healthy posture and help to prevent back problems.

Then she treats herself to a short break in her much-loved hanging chair. It is already back-friendly: With its small cotton netting and perfect cushion, it is softer on the back and helps to prevent pain. Here she can finally take a deep breath and relax with a good book.

After work, Stefan sets off for a trial training session at a nearby gym. There he found a course with functional back training.

In the evening, the family simply wants to relax together in front of the television. But the couch is now so old that everyone just sinks into a deep hollow instead of relaxing in a back-friendly way. "No wonder we have constant back pain here too," sighs Anna. "Ergonomic upholstered furniture with individually adjustable seat height and depth could solve our problem. Otherwise we'll never find the perfect couch for everyone," answers Stefan, looking at his smaller partner and the even smaller children. "There are also special recliners with adjustable backrests and footrests. That would be just the thing for both of us!" he adds.