While it’s no secret that slouching can be bad for you, the extent to which it affects your overall health is surprising. In fact, reading this article, you will most likely be leaning your head towards the computer screen, shoulders rolled forward, adding an extra unnecessary 20 pounds of stress to your spinal column. Slouching like this is unhealthy, and can introduce damage and chronic pain long-term.
Slouching Can Hurt Your Career
Slouching in the workplace can negatively impact your career, due to the harsh effects it can have on your back thus decreasing work productivity. Slouching can cause unnecessary stress on your spine which will in turn open more avenues for chronic pain. To avoid slouching while working, being more mindful of your posture, especially when seated for extended periods of time, is vital.
Slouching Can Ruin Your Spine’s Alignment
Adding an additional 20 pounds of stress can misalign your spine long-term. However, slouching affects more than just your spine. Other body parts and systems like your rib cage, heart, and lungs can be affected. Damage to these systems can introduce chronic pain into your life if you are not suffering from it, or intensify your current chronic pain,
Slouching Can Make You Depressed
Those that are prone to slouching and have poor posture are more likely to experience depressive episodes, while people with better posture are more inclined to have a better mental health. Both depression and slouching are a harmful double-team of negative long lasting body problems. In time, chronic slouchers will begin to experience the effects of physical, chronic pain due to their mental health.
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