Do You Suffer From Pajama Posture?

I’ve heard people say that the pandemic ruined their posture because of the habits they developed working from home.

Whether you’ve worked from home forever, just during the pandemic, or now you do hybrid work, you might have developed a habit of slouching on the couch in sweats with your laptop.

So, today’s topic isn’t about how we sleep, it’s is what happens to your posture after you sleep and you get up…and you start work in your pajamas…and maybe you don’t have any meetings, so you stay in your pajamas all day.

And my point here isn’t really about clothing.  It’s more like the attitude of sinking into a comfy work day on the couch or even in bed.  That “comfiness” might quickly turn into back, neck, shoulder or other aches and pains.

The good news is that.working from home offers us opportunities to set up multiple workstations for ourselves, but many folks find the the the first surface that they flop onto is where they stay.

Not only can these habits affect your posture, but they can affect your mood and how you come across when you eventually do have to jump in a meeting or go to the office.

Trying to do a quick fix of pulling back the shoulders when you have to be “on” will just make you look stiff and won’t really get rid of the couch slouch 

Check out today’s video for tips on bridging the gap between working at home and being ready to meet the world in person.

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