Do you have poor sitting posture? These 4 habits tell all!

How much time do you spend at your desk or in a chair during the day? With so many of us in desk jobs and so many people who love the surf the Internet, it is important to remember that there is good sitting posture and poor sitting posture. Your posture has so much to do with your comfort and your health, so make sure that you keep a few tips in mind. If you have ever notice that you are in pain when you stand up or that sitting for long periods in certain positions makes your body ache, it is definitely time to try something new and to learn how to sit appropriately for good office chair posture. What steps do you need to take to make sure that you are avoiding bad sitting posture.

First, avoid sitting on your tailbone. Your tailbone is the bottom-most bone in your spine and when you sit on it for long periods of time, it can cause soreness, stiffness and even pain. Remember that you should be sitting squarely on your buttocks. The two bones that should bear the most weight are your sit bones, which are part of your hip bone covered by your butt muscle. They are much better equipped to take on the weight of your body than your tailbone is. Make sure that you are sitting squarely and that you don’t lean too far backwards or too far forward.

Look at where your shoulders are right now, as you read these words. Are they hunched forward? Chances are good that if you are working at a computer or work station that your shoulders are curled forward and in. This will cause tension in your shoulders and it will have a regular impact on the way that you look and feel. Widen your shoulders and pull them back. It might be a bit of a strange feeling, but in a little bit of time, this will start to feel quite normal.  Do some exercises to loosen up your rounded shoulders posture.

Do you crane your neck? This is something that happens fairly regularly when you need to hunch over and peer at your screen. This will cause tension and strain in the back of your neck. One quick fix for this is to change the orientation of your computer screen. For instance, if you have a flat screen computer monitor that you need to keep your chin tucked down to read, it might be time for you to put the screen up on a sand.  Figure out where your correct neck posture is.

Is your lower back rounded? When you are sitting in a hard chair, one that has the back at a stiff 90 degree angle from the seat, you might find that your lower back is rounding back; it is because your entire back wants support and your body is bending forward slightly to get it. Get a good ergonomic chair and make sure that your seat is tilted slightly forward.

Take a moment to consider what your options are going to be when you want to get rid of bad sitting posture for good; it really is as simple as making a few straight forward changes.  To really improve your posture, try a posture improvement exercise program.  They’re quick and easy!

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