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MelTyc
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Heavy Backpack Problem Solved!

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The school year's pretty much just begun, and it seems that each and every year you get more and more homework. Which also means that each and every year you get a heavier backpack.

By carrying a backpack that's too heavy, you can really hurt your back and your shoulders. Once your back is damaged, you will most likely have problems with it for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. You wouldn't want that, now would you? So try these tips, and prevent it while you can!

Tip #1: Put your heaviest books (usually textbooks, right?) in the back of your backpack. This helps because if you have them in the front of your backpack, it will make the straps pull on your shoulders more, which makes it seem heavier and can hurt your shoulders.

Tip #2: Make sure that your backpack straps are not too long, because that also makes them pull on your shoulders. If you have shorter straps, it is not pulling you down so much.

Tip #3: Now this tip can really make a difference. If your backpack is really heavy, take out one or two of your heaviest books (or maybe even more depending on how heavy it is) and simply carry them in your arms. Yes, that means more muscles have to carry things, but it is actually easier because it's not so much all in one place. Make sense?

Tip #4: Instead of bringing heavy textbooks home, if you have a test, take as many notes as you can on index cards or in a notebook so you don't have to bring your textbook home. But, make sure that you get all important facts, and don't copy anything down wrong!

Well, those are my tips. Hope I helped. Questions, comments, complaints? Y-mail me. LoL!!

Thanks for reading my article! As they always say,
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