Posture is common part of our sector's vocabulary when talking about movement &amp; problems our clients have. Clients tell us they have poor posture! It's one of those common ailments they complain about because they sit at their desk to work which they feel causes them to have <em>BAD</em> posture. Yet even when they think bad posture is a problem they still continue to ignore it because they have to work at a desk!

Bad posture seems to have become <em>normalised</em> due to our desk bound lives, as if it's something we should just accept &amp; try to rectify in the window of around 30-60 minutes of recommended daily exercise.

Back pain is still on the rise &amp; is often blamed on this poor posture epidemic
Shoulder &amp; neck 'issues' are blamed upon bad desk posture, simply accepted &amp; even expected!

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BUT

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<h2>What if I said to you.... BAD POSTURE IS NOT THE PROBLEM!?</h2>
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Some individuals are born with naturally forward positioned, rounded shoulders (humeral anteversion)
Some are genetically attributed with flatter backs (the J shaped spine) or a large degree of lordotic curve.
Many have these ‘postural’ presentations WITHOUT PAIN!

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Imagine a soldier in his ‘good’ posture for hours on end, he would probably hurt or ache from standing tall and upright for long periods.

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Who gets to decide on the parameters of what good posture looks like!?!?

How would good posture be measurable on the various body types we come across?!?!?

So what is really the problem and why is it so common for people who sit at desks to hurt or feel stiff?

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<h2>The problem is actually a LACK OF VARIETY</h2>
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This is the true nature of the problem, not the posture itself.

Posture, by definition, is simply a position of the body. We can demonstrate a round shouldered posture without any concern for it hurting. So it's not the posture that causes the problems, it's the duration we hold any posture/position, the long periods we spend NOT moving, that count towards our bodies attempting to evolve &amp; adapting/compensating to be less used. These compensations can result in nociceptive sensitisation or low grade aches, niggles or even recurring injuries.

This should not only alter expectation, but also intervention strategies towards what can be the simplest solution to most movement issues…

Move well
Move more
Move Consistently
Move freely

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<h2>Forget posture….. focus on function!</h2>
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What this means is teaching office workers how to move more while at their desks. This is why iMoveFreely is the perfect solution for working out at work!

The no sweat work out can be performed while reading emails &amp; making phone calls so won’t affect performance….in fact they are more likely to improve it!

Yes METs can reduce muscle fatigue by 14%!

The side effect is improved body stacking, joint loading, along with how our client's feel &amp; move!

Do you feel the same or has this blog challenged your understanding of movement &amp; posture?

What are your thoughts?

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