Programming with bad setups is damaging our bodies

In the early days of mass commercial computing -- minis and mainframes -- there was a lot of research into workstation ergonomics. Sensible countries even wrote recommendations into law, to protect the health of their workers.

Needless to say, long-time programming on a laptop breaks all the rules, and is highly likely to result in long-term physical pain. Sometimes it's disabling.

Why do people do it?

>3. Frequent, regular exercise (I’ve started having swimming lessons — more on this in an upcoming post.) >4. Preventative monthly chiropractic sessions

I dont even think no 4 should be an option. Good exercise should be preventative and if this area is unknown, go visit someone that can help you.