Why is it important to sit up straight: expert opinion

As we usually sit when relaxed and not take care of yourself? For most people, the shoulders are slightly lowered, the back - bent and, most likely, crossed legs. We wrote a lot about how important it is to sit correctly. And today we want to offer you another expert opinion from Mladen dove - the doctor, the director of Center for Lifestyle Medicine at the Clinical Institute of Cleveland.

Are we to sit in one position, which naturally takes our body or it is necessary to sit upright to be so focused and we were taught in school?

comfort level

About how important it is to sit up straight, not so much research has been done. In one meta-study conducted in 1999, it found that the optimum comfort angle to the spine angle is between 110 and 130 degrees. The Scottish study published in 2007 found that the angle of 135 degrees is ideal in order to prevent fatigue of the spine. While for most people this is an unusual angle.

We sat up before his death

Dove Clinic accepts patients with multiple chronic diseases and most of them spends sitting most of their time. The term "Sedentary Death Syndrome" was coined by the Council of Physical Culture and Sports under the President. There are numerous studies that show that a sedentary lifestyle can lead to a large number of problems health, ranging from pain in the lower back and ending with elevated cholesterol levels in the blood, diabetes and obesity. In other words - no matter how you sit all day, what matters is that this way of life is slowly killing you.

The ideal posture

Position your body directly affects the way you breathe. If you are relaxed, sit up straight with a strong body, active, but not tight, shoulders and spine straight, your chest expanded and allows you to make a deep breath. And you get more energy and focus it becomes easier.

To achieve this result, take away from your chair back (so that you can not lean), the feet must be fully and firmly pressed to the floor.

Sometimes the doctor dove sends his patients home and gives them a blue dot, which they attached to the screen of your computer, in as a reminder that you need to sit up straight, stretch a little and take a deep breath every time they begin to feel pain back. There is also a special application PostureTrackWhich warns users whenever they start to crawl back in their chairs.

Love to hump

Of course, what you often slouch, does not mean that in a short time you will grow a hump. But if it is repeated every day and your muscles are not strong enough to prevent skeletal deformities, the chances of getting this kind of "decoration" on the back are greatly increased. While there are no exact data, which indicate a change in the size of the internal organs (liver, spleen), depending on how exactly are people, but it is known a psychological component posture - depression and low motivation hunched people. When you sit up straight, your sense of self improves.

The basic message

If you are not accustomed to sit up straight, chances are you constantly feel the pain in his lower back. And this pain is a sign that you have time to do themselves and strengthen your body through exercise. Yoga in this case - your best friend.

walk More

And finally - how you sit, much less important than how much it is you're sitting. Dr. dove tries to wake up more often because of their desktop and perform at least a little walk, "meeting on the fly" with colleagues or walking while talking on the phone. If you are unable to walk, just from time to time get up from his desk and work while standing.

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