Watch Your Weight – In Your Back Pack

There is a right way and a wrong way to lift or wear your backpack.

• Lift with your legs not your back
• Don’t overfill your back pack
• Wear your back pack properly over both shoulders and
secured to your waist
• Make sure your back pack is the right size for your body
frame

Source Saskatchewan Chiropractic Association

Consider this:
• A large text book weighs 2.7 kg
• A pair of running shoes weigh 1 kg
• Your lunch weighs 1 kg