These Are the Shocking Side Effects of Carrying a Heavy Bag | The Cost of Being a Woman | ELLE

Calling all bag ladies! Erykah Badu said it best, warning that we'd hurt our backs dragging all of those bags. Our former executive editor, Sally Holmes, knows the heavy bag burden all too well. Her daily tote cost her a cyst in her shoulder. So, ELLE.com decided it was time to investigate the long-term effects heavy bags can have on our bodies — and what we need to do to lighten up. ELLE.com's new video series, The Cost of Being a Woman, will investigate issues that women pay a heavy price for — financially, physically, and emotionally — simply because we're women. Read more about the show on ELLE.com. SUBSCRIBE to ELLE http://bit.ly/SubscribeToELLE