{"id":10794,"date":"2025-11-20T11:35:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marqueesforsale.uk\/diy2026\/?p=10794"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:35:47","slug":"marquee-hire-advice-look-after-your-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marqueesforsale.uk\/diy2026\/marquee-hire-advice-look-after-your-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Marquee Hire Advice: Look after your back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the world of road sweeping the motto is \u201clook after your broom\u201d. In the world of marquees it\u2019s \u201clook after your back\u201d (anyone who hasn\u2019t heard Trigger\u2019s quote before do yourself a favour and put off starting up a marquee hire business until you\u2019ve gone and watched every episode of only fools and horses!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is something I know a fair bit about as the only reason I\u2019m now in Marquee sales is because I \u2018retired hurt\u2019 from Marquee hire with a back injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does this happen with everyone? Certainly not! I\u2019ve got friends who\u2019ve been putting up marquees for 20-30 years with little or no problem. But it\u2019s certainly something you have to keep in mind as keeping fit keeps the income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my experience the number of things you get told to help your posture and avoid a bad back is just one endless list that everyone\u2019s keen to follow but then if you break one you just think sod it, I\u2019ll ignore all of them. I\u2019m no doctor, I\u2019ve just suffered more than most with back problems so here\u2019s my list of pointers that hopefully are realistic for your everyday marquee erector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ever wondered why golfers stick their back leg out when they\u2019re getting their ball of of the hole? It\u2019s because it reduces the strain on their back. When you go round picking up pegs\/nails\/whatever stick your leg out when bending over. If what you\u2019re picking up is heavy then crouch down keeping your back straight and bending only your knees \u2013 this is the rule broken by just about anyone who hasn\u2019t suffered from a bad back!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you\u2019re reasonably tall don\u2019t drive a pick-up truck. Look at the seating position \u2013 your backside is about 4\u2033 off the floor, just think how curved your back is to cope with that! Compare that with a transit van or a Land Rover where the high seat makes you sit far more upright. I\u2019m speaking from experience, I used to own a pick-up that I\u2019d have to fold myself out of after an hours drive. With a land rover I can hop out no matter how long the journey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sit back in chairs and sofas, don\u2019t slouch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In brief: Stick your leg out when bending down, sit back in a decent height chair, bend your knees when lifting and don\u2019t twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to laugh all of these off but if you want to be in the marquee hire industry long term they\u2019re well worth following, trust me I should know<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spencer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the world of road sweeping the motto is \u201clook after your broom\u201d. In the world of marquees it\u2019s \u201clook after your back\u201d (anyone who hasn\u2019t heard Trigger\u2019s quote before do yourself a favour and put off starting up a marquee hire business until you\u2019ve gone and watched every episode of only fools and horses!). 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