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Workers today are becoming more sedentary. We are thinking more and using our bodies less - we communicate all day with a computer screen, becoming so absorbed that our shoulders tense, our breathing changes, we hold our breath too much and, by the end of the day, we're exhausted. There has been extensive research linking dysfunctional breathing patterns to problems such as occupational overuse and RSI. The main risks are- asymmetry in body activity, eg use of mouse in one hand; use of upper shoulder muscles in typing and turning at the same time- breath holding or very shallow breathing during movements; lack of awareness of breath holding; lack of awareness of body bracing. It includes a number of crucial exercises specifically for high computer users, and more general exercises for all sedentary workers. Then there are exercises to energise you and to reduce anxiety before presentations, meetings and job interviews.

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Dinah Bradley (Author) Dinah Bradley is the author of the bestselling Hyperventilation Syndrome- Breathing Pattern Disorders and, with Tania Clifton Smith, Breathe, Stretch, and Move- How to Beat Workplace Stress and Dynamic Breathing- How To Manage Your Asthma. She also co-authoured Multidiscilpinary Approaches to Breathing Pattern Disorders a text book for clinicians. With Tania, she co-founded Breathing Works (www.breathingworks.com), the first independent Breathing Pattern Disorders clinic in Australasia, and they have developed the internationally reconised BradCliff Breathing method. Reviewing Dynamic Breathing in Healthy Options, the reviewer identified the authors' 'sound advice' as making the book 'a motivational gem'. A respiratory physiotherapist with over 25 years' experience, Dinah is recognised by medical practitioners around the world as an expert on hyperventilation. There is a blog, via the website, and a BreathingWorks account on Facebook. Tania Clifton-Smith (Author) Tania Clifton-Smith co-wrote Breathe, Stretch, and Move- How to Beat Workplace Stress and Dynamic Breathing- How To Manage Your Asthma with Dinah Bradley. Both are co-founders of Breathing Works (www.breathingworks.com), the first independent Breathing Pattern Disorders clinic in Australasia, and the developers of the world-renowned BradCliff Breathing method. Reviewing Dynamic Breathing in Healthy Options, the reviewer identified the authors' 'sound advice' as making the book 'a motivational gem'. Tania also co-authored Breathing Matters, with Dr Jim Bartley. She is a physiotherapist with postgraduate qualifications in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and mind body medicine. She was a recognised treatment provider for High Performance Sport New Zealand, and sat on the medical board of Allergy New Zealand. She now writes for the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand. There is a blog, via the BradCliff website https-//www.bradcliff.com/media-articles-news , and a BradCliff Breathing account on Facebook and bradcliffbreathing on Twitter.

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