Improving Your Sitting Habits Is Easy As ABC

From sitting for eight or more hours a day at work to sitting in the car driving home, to relaxing on the sofa to watch TV, we’re an increasingly sedentary society. Too much sitting can affect our bodies and health in many detrimental ways.

The Harmful Effects of Poor Posture

Poor posture while sitting can lead to a myriad of health issues. When you slouch or maintain a poor posture, your body exerts additional effort to support itself, leading to possible discomforts like neck pain, headaches, mid-back pain, shoulder pain and lower back pain. The longer you sit, the more your body tends to slump and may increase aches and pains in your neck, shoulders, lower and upper back.

Advanced Biostructural Correction and Sitting Posture

Advanced Biostructural Correction™ (ABC™) is a method we offer that helps address the issue of slumping. It offers a pathway to not only possibly mitigate the immediate discomfort but also to make long-term adjustments to how you sit. By implementing techniques from ABC, you may reduce the tendency to slump, thereby reducing the strain on your spinal structure.

Ergonomic Tips for Better Sitting Posture

To combat the negative impact of poor sitting habits, consider these ergonomic tips:

• Ensure the surface you sit on is flat and at the correct height. This can be achieved by adjusting your chair or using towels to alter the elevation.
• Utilise a wedge to ensure your knees are positioned lower than your hips, or tilting the seat slightly forward, may help maintain a good lumbar spine lordosis (low back curve forward).
• Conduct a simple test: breathe in, breathe out, slump and relax. If you’re set up correctly, slumping should be more difficult.

Adopting these simple practices can enable you to sit with less effort, allowing your body to better maintain its natural posture with less additional strain.