Why does it feel more comfortable to sit with a bad posture?
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It feels like common knowledge now that you’re supposed to vary your sitting posture while you’re sitting to remain healthy. But a lot of the confusion going on is because that is fairly recent. I’m only in my early twenties but when I was in highschool, I remember being taught that while working on a computer you MUST sit up perfectly straight with feet flat on the floor, elbows at your side, and arms floating off the table. I was told if you don’t do that, you will forever damage your spine.
The only one of those I still do is keeping my arms floating slightly to keep my wrists straight, and it’s nice to know now that what I was already doing is the healthiest. I was never able to maintain that perfect posture because I was too fidgety, and now being fidgety while sitting is supported by science.
It’s because your body adapt to what feels comfortable to you, when you try to change it for “better” posture it’ll be in a place of discomfort that isn’t used to.
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