Why I stopped forcing myself to sit up straight👀🔎

[karlrovey]

As a musician, sitting up straight is more normal for me. If I'm going to relax, it will be sitting back in a comfortable chair.

[LawTaranis]

My physical therapist said that the best position for vertebral disk health is to sit up straight and then relax about 15-20% to of the way to fully relaxed. The reason we don't want to slouch fully is that it is uneven pressure on the disks between vertebrae and that can cause inflammation. People on their phones a lot will have worse problems because they are constantly looking down, increasing the uneven pressure on those disks.

[eatscheaps]

But does this take into account what is healthiest for your body longterm? Does your body want to slouch because you've trained it to be that way?

[iplaywithrocksforfun]

If you have a strong core and back, your body will naturally want to sit more rigidly. So “your body wants” what it is trained to do.

[jcg]

Wait until you're older with a messed up back, slouching too much hurts.

[McCarthyPark]

Childhood AAU NYS athlete - A coach a long time ago got me to roll your thumbs out with 5th digit by my leg. This does straighten up & strength your should regions? Doesn't it?? I've been doing it my whole life either way. LOL

[deraffenfan]

Just have your knees in a level below your waist and you sit up straight automatically, without having to use your "muscles". Its a normal position for humans, to be straight up

[deenad]

*See if you feel this way when you're 70.* 😏

[richardreinertson]

Point taken, and I totally agree. BUT you are obviously naturally inclined to have a straight back and erect neck, whereas I am naturally inclined to slouch like Quasimodo...so, yeah, when in public I try to stand erect, but I never look as good as you do. Just my genes, I guess.

[forgedude]

yeah keep slouching and you will be visiting orthopedics in your early 40s .. as asthetic pose its bad and good luck projecting confidence with that arched back, esp when you are trying to get a girl lol