Take note of these points for long distance drives

Long distance drives are always tedious, and it may cost our sleep and rest. When you drive long distances for official purposes or family trips, it may give you both strain and pain. Take note of these few points. It will definitely help you to make your next long drive effortless.

Most important is the sitting posture

1. Car seats are not fixed and they are specially designed to change according to our convenience. Make use of it. Make suitable arrangements in the seat to make your sitting posture perfect. It can give you effortless drive, free of health hazards.

2. When you sit in driver seat, there should be sufficient space between steering wheel and your chest. It helps you to handle the steering wheel much more easier.

3. There should be sufficient space to place your feet also, so that you can freely move them. You should effortlessly handle accelerator, clutch and break using your feet.

4. Sit straight. Back bone should get enough support. You can use a pillow or cushion to give extra support to disc.

5. Avoid keeping purse or similar objects in the back pocket of pants. It can add extra effort to backbone.

6. Hands should be comfortably placed in the steering. Never lift or lower your shoulders too much.

7. Never slide the seat backwards too much. When the seat is in slanting position, you need to give extra effort to neck to look forward, which may result in neck pain.

8. During long drives, stop vehicle at frequent intervals and do some stretching exercises for hands, legs, shoulders and neck. Stretch exercise once in 2 hours is a very good idea.

9. Occasionally you can stop the vehicle and get out of it. Do some simple exercises and start off again. Move shoulders up and down. Raise your hands upwards and stretch them. These two stretching exercises are simple and efficient. You can also give stretching exercise to neck by looking towards left, right, up and down directions. You can repeat such stretching exercises for a few times.

10. Occasionally lift and lower ankles to give them stretching exercises, and repeat the process for a few times. This process improves the blood circulation of legs. Bend legs backwards and try to touch the lower side of legs. It provides stretching for the front side of thighs as well as an exercise for knees.

11. Stand erect and bend forward to touch thumbs of both legs using your hands. It gives stretching to backbone. This exercise can prevent back pain.

12. For long drives drink sufficient water to avoid muscle cramps.

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