Eli5 Why does bad posture feel so…. good.
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Because “bad posture” isn’t actually bad. There are decades of research now showing that forced upright posture (what people think good posture is) doesn’t correlate with reduced pain or injury, and that slumping generally doesn’t correlate with increased pain or increased injury rates. It feels better because you’re not working so hard and fatiguing muscles that don’t need to work for you to be functional and upright. Generally speaking, we need to redefine good posture to be what is sustainable and feels good to the individual, instead of being overly prescriptive about position and alignment.
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