Good Things Come To Those Who Wait:While Sitting On A Quick-Seat Chair. The “S” Factor
By Khadi Madama Quick-Seat Chair Wellness Coordinator
with a place to sit in all those difficult places, but to actually help you sit better for improved health, breathing and body alignment.
The way it works is that if we are sitting with bad posture, your internal organs can get cramped, especially your lungs which, if compressed by bad posture, cannot open to their fullest capacity. There is also the problem with sitting too long in any upright position. The 90° angle of compression of the base of the spine is not healthy for the lower discs, which are normally allowed to be in the natural “S” shaped curve in a healthy spine. Shoulders and necks slumping forward are also compromised out of their normal position and over time will cause many structural problems. Therefore, these must be corrected and maintained on a daily basis. It doesn’t take a lot of effort and will reward you many times over. Remember that although we’re referencing our Quick-Seat Chairs, these are appropriate for every sitting situation you find yourself in on a regular basis. Also, keep in mind that while you are in these unfavorable sitting positions, you may not feel the negative effects of them right away. But day by day your body is being to trained to be out of alignment for maximum comfort and performance. I’ll share a little secret with you from my own life. I’ve had to catch myself and be a drill sergeant in sternly telling myself not to sit with my right leg crossed over onto my left knee. Over years of this it created a problem with my hip alignment that I’ve had to work very hard to fix. So, what do you say about you and I work together on rooting out these little things that can add up to a much larger number to create problems where we don’t want them.
The “S” Factor. Remember when you were a kid at school sitting in those uncomfortable seat/desk combos where you would inevitably find yourself slumping in your seat either forwards or backwards? You may, at your tender age, have been trying to adjust your spine without even realizing it. This was usually followed by the teacher calling you out to “sit up straight.” (Didn’t she know you were just taking care of your spine?). The spine must return to it’s natural “S” curved shaped regularly or it will not be a happy camper. A flat sacrum that becomes like a cement slab at the base of your spine is never a good thing. So, to help fix this, every once in a while throughout the day while you’ve been sitting, let yourself slump forward atop your desk and rest for a couple of minutes head on folded hands if you can. Then sit back up and slide your hips to the edge of your seat which and just rest again for a minute or two. Sip some water. Take a deep breath through your nostrils and exhale out through your nostrils, too. Breathed in air, held just for a moment or two helps to retrain the muscles in your body to return your alignment to the proper placement.
Sitting is the one thing that no one ever teaches us about because it comes natural. But good posture, sometimes slouchy, slumping posture is something that we can learn to use to keep our spines in healthy shape. No pun intended.
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