{"id":638942,"date":"2026-04-29T19:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/638942\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:09:10","slug":"why-the-workouts-of-formula-1-drivers-might-help-computer-users-with-tech-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/638942\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with \u2018tech neck\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Keeping your eyes on the road is vital if your car travels at a speed of 322km\/h (200mph). A strong neck helps.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Neck-strengthening exercises are integral in the fast-paced world of Formula 1 racing. Plenty of drivers will bring specialised training gear for that purpose when they arrive in Florida for Sunday\u2019s Miami Grand Prix, the next event of a lucrative, year-long championship that spans the globe.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Working out with weighted harnesses or using deep body-weight stretches stabilise their heads and help them stay focused on the track through high-speed corners while forces up to five times as strong as gravity heave their bodies from side to side.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Adults with \u201ctech neck\u201d do not work in such extreme conditions, but the training techniques of professional racing car drivers highlight an often-overlooked muscle group. Paying greater attention to posture while using screens and adding neck-specific exercises to a fitness routine are small changes that could ease discomfort, according to Dr Neeru Jayanthi, an Atlanta-based sports medicine specialist who works with athletes of all ages from a range of sports.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cDoes a normal person need to have a neck like an F1 driver? Probably not,\u201d Antti Kontsas, an experienced performance coach who worked with four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel and other stars of the sport, said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Antti Kontsas has worked with racing drivers such as Sebastian Vettel (above). Photo: Instagram@sebastianvettel\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a727e449-fd9d-402b-ac10-4870eb59c162_9aaac109.jpg\" title=\"Antti Kontsas has worked with racing drivers such as Sebastian Vettel (above). Photo: Instagram@sebastianvettel\"\/>Antti Kontsas has worked with racing drivers such as Sebastian Vettel (above). Photo: Instagram@sebastianvettel<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Still, \u201cthe healthy foundations are the same for the normal person and for the driver. Where you would start is exactly the same\u201d, Kontsas said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keeping your eyes on the road is vital if your car travels at a speed of 322km\/h (200mph).&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":638943,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[62612,309395,4131,64,63,105034,309396,309398,309397,817,826,2755,813,816,823,283711,844,5242,85],"class_list":["post-638942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-angela-cullen","tag-antti-kontsas","tag-atlanta","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-carlos-sainz-jnr","tag-cervical-spine","tag-computer-neck","tag-dr-neeru-jayanthi","tag-f1","tag-ferrari","tag-florida","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-miami-grand-prix","tag-michael-schumacher","tag-oliver-bearman","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}