The age old concern of how large womens handbags are and the potential health implications these may have is back in the news today. I know we tend to carry a lot of (very essential) items around in our bags but I didn't realise they weighed an average of half a stone!
When it's put like that it does seem a bit ludicrous but I don't think I could bring myself to leave home without the 'basics'- purse, keys, phone, glasses, make up, ipod, diary, hairbrush, umbrella (dependant on weather)....that's just what I can think of off the top of my head!
Although this would explain the shoulder ache I tend to suffer from every now and then, it seems I am not alone in my suffering as apparently over half of womena are often in pain when carrying their bags, with shoulder, neck and arm complaints being the most common.
Each season seems to bring around an even larger bag in the fashion world so I cannot see an end to this trend. If it's good enough for Mary Poppins then the rest of us ladies will have to learn to cope!
Jenny
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