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Best Sitting Posture Is Not Straight Up
An anonymous reader writes, "Researchers at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland used a new form of magnetic resonance imaging to collect images from 22 healthy volunteers, who assumed three different sitting positions: slouching posture in which the body is hunched forward, an upright 90-degree sitting position, and a relaxed position where the subject reclined backward 135 degrees. They concluded that the reclined position is the best, and the forward slouch the worst." From the article: "'We were not created to sit down for long hours, but somehow modern life requires the vast majority of the global population to work in a seated position,' Dr. Bashir said. 'This made our search for the optimal sitting position all the more important.'"
Whoa. yes, I indeed did. Until I saw your post and rofl'd
All humans sit. And most humans sit on a chair or bench where this study does provide useful information. The vast majority of us drive cars and sit in front of a TV for a few hours per week. And we all sit to eat.
So when you're sitting sit in a comfortable relaxing posture and make the most of the time on your butt.I have no butt, you insensetive clod!!
which is totally what she said