Most students wear backpacks when they go to school or college. While they are useful for lugging around everything from books to laptops, it is often tempting to overfill them and make them too heavy for the wearer to carry comfortably. In some cases, wearing excessively heavy backpacks for an extended period can lead to problems with posture and muscles, which can cause damage and pain - in fact, the American Occupational Therapy Association estimates that over 50% of students between the ages of 9 and 20 years have chronic back pain from overfilled or poorly filled backpacks. Knowing how to lighten the load and keep it lightened is important for health and comfort.
Steps
Step 1. Choose a quality backpack from the start
Backpacks aren't all made the same, and cheap ones lack the proper support and durability. Look for a bag that costs at least over $ 40 and comes with padded or ergonomic straps that are adjustable, a padded back piece to protect your back from whatever is put inside, and a contour that fits snugly around your back. child. Padded shoulder straps can also decrease weight by distributing it evenly. Plus, a chest or sternum strap that hooks at the front will help keep the entire load constant.
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Measure the backpack. A school or college backpack should not extend more than 10cm below your or your child's waist.
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Note that many schools do not allow the use of backpacks with wheels because the extendable handle can be tripping. They are also often not considered very cool! If you get a backpack with wheels, opt for one that also has straps so it can be worn when you don't feel like pulling it.
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Most school / college day backpacks alone are lightweight, but it will probably be helpful to weigh them before you buy them, just to make sure they don't add too much load or weight.
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Step 2. Pack only what you can carry in your backpack rather than what goes into the bag
Just because the bag is big doesn't mean you should push everything into it. For boys, it is recommended that a backpack be filled with only 15% of the boy's weight. For many, this means finding many clever solutions to bring the necessary things, as will be analyzed in the next steps.
Step 3. Fill the backpack with the heaviest items on the bottom and the lightest items on top
The reason is simple - heavier objects will receive support from your back rather than making you stagger if they stay away from your back, on top. Make good use of all the compartments of the backpack to distribute things more evenly. While this doesn't reduce the weight, it distributes it across your back, making it look smaller.
Step 4. Organize your subject material regularly to avoid carrying unnecessary items for that day or week
Eliminating old themes and unused handouts can reduce clutter in the bag, making it lighter. In addition, it can reduce the clutter caused later by handouts and leaflets set aside inappropriately; use thin binders or plastic bags to hold things together in one place instead of keeping things crumpled at the base of the bag, forgotten as they grow!
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Don't let old work build up. If you leave fear in the bag, they will add weight, especially if they don't need to be there. Always clean up your bag, at least every three months.
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Do not leave things in bulk that make the bag weigh. Keeping random scraps of paper in the bottom of the bag, broken pencils, and other trash can add to the weight. Clean it up.
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If you are in school, give your parents or guardians all school communications as soon as you receive them. Keeping them in your bag will lead to disorganization and scold you from your parents!
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Step 5. Don't put unnecessary things in your bag
Adding unnecessary items will make you go up like rocket weight. Don't need textbooks in your bag? don't put them there.
Step 6. Bring as many electronic devices as your school or university allows
The more texts, documents and other things you are allowed to use digitally and carry in your laptop, iPad or other digital device, the less you will have to carry. Scan the chapters or documents that are needed rather than hauling around large books.
Step 7. Try putting items in your locker
Excessive weights can be avoided by placing non-essential items in the locker. This includes sports equipment, large books, spare notebooks, extra stationery, etc.
Step 8. Try not to delay homework
Incomplete tasks can add extra weight and enough stress to "really" collapse your shoulders!
Step 9. Clean up the bag weekly
At the end of each week, go to the bag and remove anything that shouldn't be there (like moldy sandwiches) and anything you no longer need (like textbooks from an exam already given). It will help ensure that you are carrying only the essentials and that you are not building a stash of forgotten heavy items.
Advice
- Put only light things in the outer pockets.
- Carry only the books you need for homework or study.
- Do you need to get something extra for a special project? Put your tools, science project, animation props, and other similar items in a plastic or fabric bag that you can carry with your hands rather than pushing those in your backpack as well. It will help keep your balance and give you the option to put it down and rest when needed. Just don't forget you have it or you may accidentally leave it on the bus!
- Many reputable sites do annual reviews of commercial backpacks that are suitable for children, such as women's and family magazines, newspapers, and school-related sites. Check out their recommendations for options. The best places tend to be baggage and sporting goods stores, the baggage section of a department store, or a handbag outlet. August tends to be a good time to buy them, which is due to pre-school sales.
- Ask the teacher if there are paperbacks for your course to reduce weight. Many teachers and professors are now producing a lot of electronic material and may even make exercise apps or pdfs that you can use instead of heavy paper books.
Warnings
- Cheap grants won't last more than a few months, not to mention the proper support functions.
- Do not remove the themes you need to turn in.
