August 15,2017 | Moving Tips

The Physical Benefits of Using a Moving Company

 

The Physical Benefits of Using a Moving Company

Sustaining an injury while moving put a damper on what should be a good experience. Instead of arriving at your new place and putting your feet up to relax, you could be putting your feet up with an ice pack instead.

By hiring a moving company, you can save not only your feet and ankles, but also your back, legs, and arms. You can pass off the physical risks of moving your residence to professional movers who are better equipped for them.

Save Your Back and Hire a Moving Company

When you hire moving helpers, you hire their strength, experience, and expertise, some of which you may be lacking. With these three components, they’ll be better able to move you from one location to another without sustaining injuries in the process. Your move can be safe for everyone involved.

Professional movers do this every day, so they know proper moving techniques like the back of their hand. Heavy boxes and furniture should be lifted with the legs and never with the back. They should also be lowered that same way, too. They know how to position the object the perfect way (close to their body and at belly button level), along with the proper foot and stance positioning. While you may forget these numerous techniques during your move, professional movers live and breathe them.

What you also may not have is help. If you don’t have friends to assist you, you can be moving a ton of boxes all by yourself. Movers, on the other hand, come in teams. Together, these moving men will lift the heavy possessions that aren’t manageable with one person. If you try to lift something heavy by yourself, you can strain your back, which will worsen as you continue to move the rest of your belongings.

Related: Choose a Reputable Moving Company that Won’t Leave You High and Dry 

Moving Equipment Keeps You Safe

While hands can do the trick, they may not be the best or most efficient means of moving heavy items. If you don’t have access to handy moving equipment, you’re at risk of losing your grip and dropping a couch or a box on your feet. Professional movers come ready to move with equipment for handling your bigger items. Dollies will make light work of awkward or large things.

Leave the safety aspect of your move to the professional. With their equipment and experience, they’ll ensure everyone remains uninjured, and your possessions stay intact.

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