“Ergonomics is about your furniture and tools fitting you and not the other way around.”
Underrated. Overlooked.
Recently at a shopping trip to prepare my kids for the next schooling year, I was taken by surprise at how busy it was inside Ergoworks. It was filled with people from all walks of life. Even more surprising was how wide and holistic the range of products they cater for.
One aspect of health we tend to overlook however is their spinal joint health. Spinal and joint ailments can be just as detrimental to a child’s health since it can affect their mobility for the rest of their lives. We started to take a keen interest when our daughter entered Primary 1. Now that she is going on to Primary 5 we felt a need to revisit this as her school load will not get any lighter.
Take a peek at the range of holistic solutions Ergoworks offer:
Myth about School Bags:
Throughout all primary school life thus far we realize one of the main factors that affect her spinal joint health is the weight of her school bag. On this, here are some myths to debunk:
1. It’s just about books: No. A child carries more than just books to school. These things can seriously add weight to the school bag. These include water bottles, lunch and snack boxes (there’s a snack break for students in addition to recess), pencil cases, colour pencils, art folios and for some, even sporting equipment. To make things worse, parents and family members are not allowed into school to help our young kids.
2. It’s the quantity: No. It’s never about how many books your child carries. It’s about how thick and heavy those books are!
3. It’s always stable: No. Things that our kids carry need to be put properly in their bags. If they jiggle around inside the schoolbag while our kids are walking, it would affect their balance and may affect their spinal joint health.
4. It’s all the same: No. Not all school bags are created ‘equal’. In fact, not all kids have the same physical sizes and weight! A January child and a December child in the same classroom, their physical development is nearly a year apart.
5. They will grow to be strong: Yes and no. Yes, the kids will grow up physically stronger but no, they may not grow up physically correct if their spine, joints are not developed correctly. In fact, it may affect their mobility and make them more prone to physical ailments such as risk of slipped disc much later on in life.
Intrigued and Educated:
So we got educated by the friendly sales staff, Winston at Ergoworks Marina Square while the other staff attended to a crowd of other customers comprising of families with kids, pregnant ladies, busy young professionals and retirees. All keen on maintaining and improving their spine and joint health.
For a good ergonomic kids’ school bag, we learnt that:
1. School bags should have easily adjustable straps that the kids can adjust to fit their height and weight.
2. School bags should have extra padding and cushioning fully aligned with our child’s body.
3. School bags should have compartments within so that books and other belongings like water tumblers and pencil cases can be properly strapped to ensure they do not move around and add weight.
4. Parents should consider also the following strategies to minimize the load in a child’s school bag:
- Train your child to organize themselves using their timetable so that they bring only what is necessary.
- Buy a separate folio to keep your child’s drawing blocks and folders. These bulky and odd shaped items take up unnecessary space in the school bag.
- Teach your child the importance of proper posture care. Better still if parents can complement their lives with ergonomic furniture.
Towards a Holistic Spine and Joint Health at Home:
In addition to school bags, it was heartening to see that the store carry a full range of ergonomic products to support proper spine and joint care for everyone in the family, from kids to adults. The premise of these furniture and lifestyle items is that they should conform to our bodies and not the other way around. After all, we didn’t create our bodies but we can certainly curate the items we use daily to support our body’s everyday function.
These items include:
• Study desks and chairs that are designed to suit our kids’ height and usage needs as they grow.
• We tried their Duorest Ergonomic Chairs and were very surprised to find out how much support they give. They were incredibly comfortable yet structurally strong.
• Beds and pillows are equally important in helping with spine and joint care. It’s no surprise since we spend about one-third of our day resting and recharging on our beds. Ergoworks offers customizable bedding density to support individual weight and body sizes for maximum support.
• Accessories such as Keyboards, Mouse and even their Nano Ion Water Bottles can also help to enhance family overall health.
Check out the benefits of Nano Ion Water Bottle!
Summary:
Proper posture and joint health are essential to ensure our children and us enjoy better quality of life. Check out Ergowork’s Promotional Offer:
1. Trade In Offer – Bring in any IMPACT bag and enjoy a 20% trade in offer.
2. SAFRA Promo – Enjoy 15% discount with SAFRA membership card.
3. Cordlife Promo – Enjoy 15% discount with Cordlife Circle membership card.
*Discount applicable to regular priced bags only. Min spending of S$90, you are entitled to ERGOWORKS exclusive Purchase With Purchase promotion, top up $9.90 for IMPACT carry bag + IMPACT stationery pouch (usual price $42/set).
ERGOWORKS
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6 Raffles Boulevard #03-140/141 Marina Square (One level above McDonald’s)
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Telephone: 6837 3370
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SPECIAL GIVEAWAY:
Thanks to our sponsor Ergoworks, we are giving away giving away 1 IMPACT Ergonomic School Bag, each worth S$129 (Model: IPEG-226. Choice of Blue/Purple/ Pink) to 2 lucky readers (1 bag each).
To participate, simply:
1. LIKE Ergoworks and Life’s Tiny Miracles Facebook Pages.
2. COMPLETE the steps in the online widget:
Big move and change for my boy next year as he enters Primary 1 and a good sturdy and reliable school bag will help ease him in!
I would like to win the bag for my boy cos his load at school is getting heavier and he needs a more heavy duty bag to support his spine.
My Boy will be starting P1 next year and this would be perfect win since his jiejie used a Impact bag when she was in P1 5 years ago!
Elizabeth De Cruz
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My twins will be in Primary 5 next year and the school books are just getting heavier and heavier. I feel it’s so important for my children to have ergonomic school bags to protect their spines and keep them healthy so that they grow up well, are able to study and play the sports that they enjoy! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
My younger is going p1 and is often upset by the fact that she has to use pass down stuff from the brother. Hope to win so that she has a new good bag and also to encourage her in her new journey to formal education.
Chengling
Hope to win this bag for my going 9yo girl, next yr she will have new subjects and more books will be required so this bag will benefit her. So she don’t have to use my old backpack that will caused more harm to her spine. Thanks.
The Ergoworks bag will provide ultimate protection and health benefits my son deserves from an ergonomic bag.
Hope to be the lucky winner to win a ergo bag for my 8yo to be..
To protect his spine with those heavy books he need to tug along daily..
Hoping to win this bag for my girl who will be entering P1 next year!
I am a sahm. Hope to win this bag for my 8 years old girl Christmas gift she will be P3 next year. Additional subject means more books. She has bad posture with Ergoworks bag it will correct her posture & lifestyle improvement.
Good support for my kid spinal. Support their posture despite heavy books in their bag.
My boy will be starting his primary school journey next year! And I hope he will be able to win this awesome bag!
My girls have been using their old school bag for 2 years and it’s about time to change to a solid and good bag. IMPACT Ergonomic School Bag provide good spinal support for my kids who are lazy to pack their school bags and enjoy lugging the entire books to school daily. Hope to win this!
My son is going to Sec 1 and my girl to P1 next year and the IMPACT Ergonomic schoolbag will definitely help them to maintain a good posture and comfort with the cushioning when they carry their school books, pencil case, water bottle and other items.
My boy will be starting P1 next year so this bag will come in very handy!
Ivy lock
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My girl is 9, she growing up and tends to slouch and her body slanted a little like daddy which worries me. Daddy is born with a missing 1 spinal bone support and I worried she will be the same due to genes. Hope that ergoworks impact bags can adjust to her growth and weight of books allowing her to have better posture.
My son is 7yrs old we has difficulty in finding a bag which is suitable for him as he is tiny after reading this the bag really suit him a lot. Hope and want to win before his school reopen which he need to carry lots of school books. Thanks for giveaway❤❤
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i hope to win this bag for the 7yo in my family. he will be gg to p2 nx year.. hope to get this to save his back from breaking and bending!
My child is 8 and has never had an ergonomic school bag. My child will be carrying the school bag on the back for quite some time, especially on days when we take the public transport. Moving up to the next level/grade in school, there will be an increase in the number of books and files to carry. Hence, an Impact Ergonomic School Bag will help my child maintain the correct posture.
I hope to win a bag for my P2 son to enable him to carry his books properly without hurting his back!
♥️ My P1 Daughter is turning p2 soon. Unfortunately, her school bag is going to “Die” soon. And We Heard about Ergoworks School Bag is Spinal Care for Kids, so I hope to be the Lucky One for the GIVEAWAYS so that my Daughter will have a Brand. New and the Best School to start her P2 Journey. Thanks you so much ♥️♥️♥️
My girl goin P1.hope to win and give her a good school bag.
Name: Amanda Soh
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I have a 9 year old. I hope IMPACT Bag will give my son a better back support and better posture with it spinal care design.
Hoping to win a bag for my going-to-be P1 daughter 🙂
My daughter is starting her primary one next year and this bag will provide good back support and keep her books and stationery organised.
My boy is 6 this year and will be going to P1 next year. A good support bag is important to him as he is small built. Cannot imagine him carry alot of books to school everyday.
I have a 10yo boy and a 6yo girl. P5 & P1 next year.
I hope to win at least 1 bag so I can save abit of money. Been a supporter of impact bags since my elder boy.
I will like to win for my youngest boy who going p1 next year.. Hope he can enjoy his new primary school journey
My son is 5 plus turning 6 i hope to win this Impact Egononic school bag for him to get use to carrying his books to his enrichments before primary school starts and heard alot about this bag but have not had the chance to try before hope to win the blue bag for him! Thanks for the give away!
This a useful bag for students who have a big burden now day.
My child is going to school at 3 year old so she definitely needs a good start with a good bag for school
My sons are aged 8 and 6 and the younger one starts primary school next year! The older one uses an Impact bag which has been serving him well and it would be great to get a new one too!
My son is going to primary one next year and I hope to win this ERGOWORKS bag for him so he can carry the bag comfortably and support his spine posture.
My son will be attending Primary 1 soon and this ergonomics bag will be just the right bag for his tiny shoulders and body and a great help for him to carry all the barangs to school.
I need one for my son, I don’t want my son to suffer from scoliosis like his mummy!
My girl is a skinny and petite and i see her carrying a heavy bag made me feel so heart pain when sending her to school.
I hope Ergo will make her carry her school bag with ease next year in P2.
My daughter will be starting primary school next year and any of these bags would be great for carrying all those books without hurting her back.
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
My kid is in P4 next year. Impact school bag will protect her spine! She can grow normally and heathily!
my girl is 8 years old and this bag is good for her spine
Boy will be 9 next year. Hoping to win this for him as he has an additional subject which means more books and a heavier bag. Currently he complains frequently of how his shoulders ache. Hope to be blessed to win. Thank you for the great giveaway.
Thanks for the insightful write up on the importance of choosing a school bag for our little kids. It is very important not to overstrain our child’s bag by overloading the schoolbag. Otherwise it will jeopardize their spinal health. Having a good posture is also important to protect my daughter’s back. I will definitely share this useful tips to my child and my friends who have children.
Eunice Lim
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My kids are both 6 and 7 year old this year. My 2nd son is so small build in size. He is entering p1 next year, this I’m sourcing out the best bag that is suitable for his build and size.
Egan is turning six at the end of this month and entering P1 barely a few days after turning six!!!
He is thin like a bamboo, so I am not sure how he is going to be able to manage a bulky bag filled with books. Hope to win him an ergonomic schoolbag to protect his back and help to ‘lighten’ his daily “weight”.
My gal is smaill build in size with 13kg at age 6. The impact bag will be great help for her school stuff without affecting her growth.
My kids are 6 and 3 yrs old. My eldest will be entering primary 1 next year and hence the search of a good, ergonomic school bag for him. Their school books are notoriously heavy and I want him to take care of himself by providing a good quality school bag as well as taking care of his spine as he grows up.
It would be awesome to win this!