How Do I Sit Straight Without Getting Tired?
/Trying to holding yourself up, I mean the old way of fixing posture -- lifting the chest and pulling the shoulders back...
...is kind of like this...
Let's say you've been feeling like a couch potato and then decide enough is enough...so you go out and run as hard as you can for as long as you can until you have no choice but to stop and then you feel sore, run down, and then you draw the conclusion that you aren't good at maintaining an exercise routine.
That wouldn't really make sense right? Logically, you might need to work up to it, improve your fitness a bit at a time.
Thinking that you can go from slouching to effortlessly sitting or standing upright is pretty much the same logic. To sit up straight without getting tired, you need to be fit to sit.
You need postural tone, which you might not develop at the gym, but you can develop if you change how your sit as well as your posture as you move throughout the day. Old habits like pulling the shoulders back and sucking the belly in actually interfere with good postural tone.
So now you might be wondering what the magic exercise is to fix this...
But there's not just an exercise or a muscle you can strenghthen and, poof, good posture!
Often people go to the gym thinking that they are going to work the core so that they can finally sit up straight at their desk and not be all slouchy at a meeting -- but then find that what their doing at the gym doesn't necessarily translate to posture at the office.
That's because it's not just about doing exercises. You actually have to relearn how to sit and practice it...and how to do it might surprise you...and people usually find it FUN!
Why fun? Because not only make the right adjustments, but being more connected to your body, breathe, better an yes, have more energy and feel less tired...
But start with this...the chair or cushion (or whatever you sit) on is your "gym" for sitting! Check out the video above for a simple movement to practice to help you acheive more balanced posture in your chair.
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