Healthy Typing - Typing Stretching Exercises

Arm Stretch

Lift your arms over your head.

Interlace your fingers.

Keep your elbows straight.

Rotate your body to the right.

When stretching is felt, relax.

Repeat, rotating to the left.

The Lowdown

Sit on the edge of a chair.

Touch right hand to left toe.

Your left hand should be up.

Then, left hand to right toe.

Your right hand should be up.

Repeat.

Elbow Flap

Interlace fingers behind neck.

Press your elbows back.

Hold for count of five.

Bring elbows forward.

Hold for count of five. Repeat.

Remember to take an exercise break when typing for long periods of time. It will help release stress and tension. You will return to your task feeling better.

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Stretching - Typing Tips

Strike. Use a quick stroke to strike and bounce off keys in data entry.

Faster! After you learn the basic keystrokes, type faster than comfortable.

Use the correct finger. Return your finger to the assigned location.

Analyze errors. If errors are occurring on the bottom-row keys, move your chair back from the keyboard and slightly raise your wrists.

Thumbs. While your fingers are gently touching the home-row keys, the thumbs should be slightly above the space bar (the long bar at the bottom of the keyboard). To press the space bar, make a quick downward motion with your right thumb.

Positive attitude. Learning can be fun.. If you have a positive attitude.

Smile! It releases tensions and makes for a happy environment.

Move it! Keep up a fast pace.

Fun! The finger coordination and stress reducting exercises, will help reduce tensions, and they often produce a smile.

Short fingers? Then pivot with the little or index finger for long reaches.

Fast fingers. With practice, speed and accuracy will evolve.

Finger dexterity. Try the finger dexterity exercises in the Healthy Typing section.

Develop a routine. Set the work environment like you want it to optimize your learning sessions. Do not let the chair height; tilt of the monitor, location of the keyboard or posture vary from session to session.

Do you have an extra fifteen minutes? Then you can complete a couple of practice exercises. It might not sound like much, but you have helped develop your keyboarding skills.

Concentrate! If your mind wanders, you will increase the number of errors.

Interruptions are awful! A distraction can result in an error.

You can do it! You can learn how to type. It just requires practice and Nimble Fingers.

Smooth! Smooth and steady wins.

Preparation. Accuracy is possible only when the equipment is correctly placed and you maintain the correct posture. Otherwise, errors will occur. There is a proper relationship between the user and the equipment.

Chair height. An adjustable chair is preferred to allow for a comfortable, natural distance between chair, desk and monitor.

Material on right. Material should be on the right and elevated for reading ease.

Improve your posture. Poor posture is tiring and leads to typing errors. It is important not to slouch in your chair. Keep feet flat on the floor.

Take care with when keying home row keys. The home row exercises are simple and you might be tempted to skip them. However these are very important exercises because you are beginning to train your fingers in the correct keystroke reaches.

Have it your way. Downloadable exercises can be used to customize many of the Nimble Fingers programs. There are numerous standardized terms and timed exercises from a variety of activities available for FREE downloading .

Remember to breathe. Concentrate, but try not to be tense.

Be quiet. You cannot concentrate if you are engaged in talking.

Readable. If you cannot clearly read what you are keying, errors will occur.

Dexterity exercises. Check out the finger dexterity exercises called the two-step and the Samba.

Locate the home-row keys. Force yourself to use the correct fingers to strike the keys. If you forget which finger to use, look at the picture accompanying the exercise. The beginning exercises are important because you are developing correct keystroke patterns.

Error reduction. If errors are occurring on the bottom-row keys, move your chair back from the keyboard and slightly raise your wrists.

Thumbs. While your fingers are gently touching the home-row keys, the thumbs should be slightly above the space bar (the long bar at the bottom of the keyboard). To press the space bar, make a quick downward motion with your right thumb.

Positive attitude. Learning can be fun. If you have a positive attitude.

Be patient. Once the correct finger-keystroke patterns are used, speed and accuracy occur naturally.

Tired? When tired, take a break. Fatigue can result in your concentration wandering. When this happens you are not doing a good job of training your fingers. Practice the exercises shown to relieve stress and tension.

Make adjustments. Check your distance from the keyboard. and adjust the angle of your monitor to minimize glare.

Headaches? When was the last time you had your vision checked by a health care professional? If you do not know, it may be time for a check up.