Since Covid, many of us now work from home, with some implementing a hybrid situation witt a few days in the office. However if you work from home, don’t let it be the bedroom, experts are warning. This is because working from your bedroom affects both your sleep, and your body.
According to a recent survey by Get Laid Beds, it’s something that needs to be stopped, and now before it causes damage to your body and sleep with a fifth of workers working from their bedroom. They stress that if you are one of these people, you’re likley only getting 2-3 hours of sleep per night and it could be the reason that your back, neck and wrist hurt.
However, not everyone has the luxury of space meaning the bedroom is the only option and whilst it’s comfy to work in bed, this can cause a number of health issues – both psychologically and physically. The more time you spend in bed awake, the harder it can be to swift off and wind down at night. This is because you start to associate your bed with wakefulness, not restfulness.
Charli Davies, Founder and CEO of Snuzzze, warned that while working in your bedroom all the time is not strongly suggested, Charli said you can need to try and work at your desk always and never your bed explaining: “We often think that bringing our laptops into bed at the start or end of the day boosts our productivity, but this habit can actually harm our long-term productivity. It disrupts our sleep and causes us to lose track of time, leading to late nights and less rest.
“Having a desk in the bedroom or keeping your laptop on the nightstand can create an unintentional association between your bedroom and work, rather than sleep. This can affect your ability to get a good night’s rest without you even realising it.”
Davies added: “While working in bed might seem like a good idea occasionally, it can negatively affect the amount and quality of your sleep over time. Poor sleep quality impacts your productivity and efficiency, making it harder to make decisions, stay focused, concentrate, and regulate your mood—all of which makes working harder. Also, your neck, back, hips and more are all strained when you’re on a soft surface that encourages you to slump or sprawl.”
“Working on or in your bed is terrible for posture and can cause back and neck pain, contributing to issues like dowager’s hump. Wrist pain can be another problem since it’s hard to maintain an ergonomically correct position in bed due to the softness of the bedding and mattress.”