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So towards the end of last year we were talking about the weight of your backpack. As we come into the new year we thought that this would be give you some tips to keep your bag light. To conclude this (for now) we are going to leave you with some tips on how to keep your bags lighter and your back happier. 1. Get a good bag. I personally think that if you are carrying around a bag that isn't good quality or designed for school life can damage your back. Some bags don't have the right support and end up hurting your shoulders. Others have so many pockets that they actually can't hold large amounts of objects 2. Don't need it. Don't bring it. Get rid of that hardcover pencil case that has all those colour pencils you haven't used all year. I 100% suggest getting a fabric pencil case that isn't hardcover and able to be stuffed in your bag. The average student only needs 2 blue pens 2 black 1 pencil and a highlighter (or 3). So cut down on t...

The cold hard facts! If you haven't already heard we have had so many reports on the weight of the students school bag and the effect its having on our healthy and now finally the boring bit. The maths side of it. Now we have decided that a students backpack should not be more than 10% of their weight. We collated the data around this and have come up with this table: Just to explain the difference is the right of the persons bag minus their suggested weight. We have a few people there that are carrying 5kg+ than they are meant to! Here it is as a graph for those who want to see it visually :) - Hannah

A conclusion to the story. By Ella Brislen 9.4kg. That is how heavy my bag is. Note how I use the word heavy instead light. Now, if I weigh about 40kg, that means that my bag is more than 20% of my body weight. This is the "incorrect" amount of bag to body weight ratio, and, please, 9.4kg's is too heavy to be carrying around for 6 hours.                                       I actually enjoy Mondays. Quite ironic right? Well Mondays are the day that I have the most options and options mean less books. Mondays = Light day Tuesdays are best described as a ton of bricks. I have a joke among my friends that I am starting a brick factory and every Tuesday I bring in a brick. Although I don't, it seems like I could be! Tuesdays I have the least amount of options meaning Tuedays hit me like a wall o...

IS YOUR BACK PACK TOO HEAVY? MAGS Bloggers investigate … Do you look like a turtle? With our limbs poking out from underneath super-sized canvas shells, we stagger around MAGS. If you’re lucky you share a locker to help alleviate the daily pain. Some of us seem to carry heavier and heavier backpacks every year we are at school. These huge bags look crazy and are often cumbersome.                           Are they really dangerous?     Medical experts say  YES . “Like the internal frame of a house, your spine keeps your body sturdy and upright. Put too much weight on this frame while your body is still developing, and it could muck with your posture. It may even compress your spine, and impair growth.”   Dr Robert Danoff, an osteopath and a family doctor states, “It can also contribute to severe back problems...