Daily habits
The other twenty-three hours.
You can practise every morning and undo most of it by eleven in a badly set-up chair. These guides are about the rest of the day: how you sit, how you stand, how you sleep. They take a couple of minutes to read and about thirty seconds to act on.
Written by Lee Albert, neuromuscular therapist and Vinys clinical advisor.
Sitting
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Sit right, feel right
That stiff back and tension headache by mid-afternoon? It is not how long you sit. It is how you sit.
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Sleeping
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How you lie down
Waking up stiff, achy, or on a numb arm? It is not the mattress. It is how your body is positioned for the seven or eight hours you are on it.
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Standing and walking
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On your feet
Hips aching after standing in a queue, low back tight by the end of a walk? It is not your shoes. It is how your weight is sitting in your body.
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Screens and the phone
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The head that drifts forward
Tight neck, burning shoulders, headaches by the afternoon? It is not the phone. It is where your body is while you are on it.
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Rounded shoulders
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Shoulders that roll forward
Good posture is not about looking good. It is about how much energy you have left at the end of the day.
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Habits hold better with a practice behind them.
Sitting well protects the ground you gain. Moving well is what gains it. Lee's seven-movement daily routine is free to practise, and a short assessment will build you something of your own.