Everybody knows that the perfect posture is when you sit up straight, and once you achieve that goal everything else will fall into place. You will no longer have aches and pains, you will win lotto, and peace will return to the Middle East.

Or will it? Why is posture so important anyway?

Well… it all starts when we’re little, and mum says “SIT UP STRAIGHT!” so we do. For about 4 minutes, then we get engrossed in what we’re doing and slouch again. And that’s perfectly normal! It’s the only way we’re going to get anything done. Yes, you could achieve the absolute perfect posture if you tried… but then what? You couldn’t move or do anything else because the moment you move, your “perfect” posture is gone.
It’s a place we can visit, but we can’t LIVE there.
And if you think about it – do you really want a straight spine? It has curves for a reason!

The natural curves in our back act as a spring that counteracts the effects of gravity on our body. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to walk or move or do much – we’d lack flexibility! A straight, rigid spine isn’t efficient at transferring force. We have a spring in our step because of our spinal curvatures – not just because of the new boyfriend!

“But Em, you don’t get it. I have the WORST. POSTURE. EVER.” Well, I don’t know about that. Your body has clearly gotten to where it is because so far it’s been the most efficient way of doing things. If you’re going to spent 8 hours a day bent over something, your back will adapt to this and become super good at making you bent over – after all, you’ve been telling it that this is what you want to do every day! It’s only trying to do what it can with the information it has. Want to improve your posture? You’re going to need to change what you do a little bit. Try different seats. Stand more. Walk more. Burn the office down! You can do this! I believe in you! …BUT I DIGRESS

All I’m saying is… Yes, I can help you improve your posture. But it’s going to take some work from your part. It’s not *hard* work, but repetition is the key – after all, that’s how you got to where you are. We all know that doing the same thing over and over expecting a different outcome isn’t particularly rational (unless you work in IT, then it’s anybody’s guess how things work. I personally believe there’s a gremlin rolling a dice in there. But once again I digress.)

So, let’s work on this together. I’ll make it fun, I promise!