Helen Green, national aesthetics nurse at Transform Hospital Group, comments, “A poorly positioned workstation and eight hours a day hunched over a laptop can cause lots of problems, and lack of movement, sunlight and excess screen time can also take their toll. The good news is that there is lots we can do to help overcome our ‘lockdown bodies’.”
Bad Posture
Lots of women, having got into the loungewear groove while stuck at home, are forgoing wearing a bra as regularly as they normally would, and many are also sitting hunched at a desk for long periods of time, all of which can lead to sagging of the breasts due to lack of support. Men can find that they develop ‘man boobs’ (or ‘moobs’) as they perhaps put on weight due to less activity and adopt the ‘stooped’ posture while toiling at an unsuitable work station.