The keyboard is a touch typist’s most important tool. A carpenter can’t construct a frame without a hammer and nails. A doctor can’t hear your heart beat without a stethoscope. And a touch typist can’t type on a computer or a laptop without a keyboard. If you want the job done right, you need the right tools. That’s why it’s so important to understand the layout of your keyboard and choose the right one for your needs. However, even the best keyboard won’t help if the layout of your office and workspace is causing you problems.
Here’s a question: do you want to know a simple way to reduce tension? One that won’t cost any money, won’t require any travel, and won’t require anyone else’s involvement? Of course you do! When it comes to managing tension, we need all the good advice we can get. And that’s exactly why you need to look at using ergonomics to provide the best possible environment to support your touch typing study.
Like everyone, you probably have a desk, chair, desktop or laptop computer, monitor, and of course, a keyboard. And most of you probably sit at this desk when typing on your computer – and you should. But if your monitor isn’t properly positioned, or your desk is too high or too low, you could be unknowingly subjecting your body to unnecessary tension in your joints and muscles. What’s more, this tension isn’t just in your hands and arms, as you might think – it can affect your entire body.
If allowed to continue, the tension could trigger stress, headaches, body aches and pain, eye strain, fatigue, poor circulation, RSI, and other health issues. Unfortunately, these health issues will continue until you do something to make them stop.
That something is ergonomics. Ergonomics is actually a science that involves creating workplace conditions that reduce a worker’s risk of developing health problems. Anyone who types for long periods of time, whether for work or for pleasure, could be at increased risk for these kinds of problems. The risk level varies depending upon an individual’s intensity of repetitive exertions, their duration, and the amount of exposure to those exertions. Creating an ergonomically correct work space can lower that risk, and it can also increase comfort. Take the steps to make your workspace a healthy one, and you’ll improve both your typing skills and your productivity.
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