“Because of poor posture, practically 95% of our population suffers from varying degrees of spinal curvature, not to mention more serious alignments.” – Joseph H. Pilates Your daily movement patterns are what dictates your overall health, how your body looks and how your body feels. Sitting for extended periods is one of the main causes of poor posture, lower back pain and muscle imbalances.
Did you know that 4 out of 5 people will experience some form of back pain in their life? And no, it’s NOT normal to have daily back aches and pain even though it is common amongst most individuals aged 25 and over.
Let’s break down a typical day for the average working adult...
We wake up, stumble out of bed, get ready for work, then sit at the breakfast table with a tea or coffee. We then continue to sit on our commute to work, car, train, bus. Once we get to work, we sit at our desks for 8+ hours with little breaks in between, maybe a quick coffee run but mostly sitting. We then sit on the commute back home only to sit again at the dinner table and finish the night off watching TV whilst sitting on the couch. That’s at least 12 hours of sitting! I covered the importance of movement and getting in your steps in my previous blog How walking 10,000 steps a day can transform your life! (michaelmarabong.com) but I still believe that p