I once saw from the corner of my eye someone on the subway with perfect posture. I immediately noticed my posture was terrible. I didn’t want to fix my position quite yet so I waited 15 seconds and sat up straight. Never forgot how amazing that person’s posture was!
As an artist who sits and slouches a lot, I have been suffering lower back pain quite a bit. Thank you for showing me how to sit properly to prevent this pain!
I literally resorted to bag supporting flat piece of paper holder to make sure my eye level doesnt sink. Hands are not used to it yet... But I'm sick of back pain.
Do this in a real office. Keep making more of these videos. When I fixed the ergonomics of my work computer, chronic back pain disappeared. Knee pain decreased Now at home, I'm trying to get my home office better, because my neck pain is aggravated. It really makes a difference. But you guys are using non-office chairs in these lat 2 videos. It really helps. Thanky you!
Thanks I just got promoted at my job and I went from labor and walking around a lot to just sitting down now 12hrs a shift and I started getting lower back pain, after watching this video within 3 min I started having relief in my lower back feels amazing thank you!
I really like their chemistry. They both respect each other and neither one tries to dominate the other. Awesome stuff. I have ankylosing spondylitis, and it's gotten to the point where I am in constant pain. I watched this video and took the stool suggestion for shortness to heart. Used my cat carrier as a temporary stool, and I instantly noticed a big difference. I'm so short that my feet cannot lay flat on the ground. Now they can in a makeshift way!
Bob. Brad. I LOVE ya man. I was in a car accident 16 years ago and even though my life has changed, its ppl like ya who make life a lil bit better. I appreciate ya
wow, this is life changing. There are 1.000 videos on YT, but nobody got this. Immediately, I could feel the my achy back muscles deactivate. Half an hour later, and still no strain on the back. I'm so happy, that I finally stumbled upon this! Thank you so much for uploading!
As always great advice. Like I've mentioned I work in OT and constantly reiterating how important change of position is every 10-20 min. My son is 6ft 7 and works on computers all day and has neck, arm and wrist pain so evaluated his work station, screen height is important as well as arm support , I love the office chairs with adjustable arm rests for height adjustment as well as width in/ out from your side. Thanks again for all the great advice and reminders :)
Love your comments - "Teach your kids good posture". Love the mood and demo - great job. Have been looking around for lower back stiffness issues that I know are a mix of 1) sitting longer hours, 2) bad *mattress (my situation), 3) just not investing enough time/effort to understand the posture and it's affect on productivity. You guys make solid points. Please keep doing more - lots of love and respect! (PS - the 2 people combo works great and thanks for keeping it to the point in a wonderful way again)
I'd love to see a video for younger people without serious back problems who want to fix their posture before it becomes a problem. I haven't seen you guys cover sitting on the floor/ sitting Korean style. And what about standing desks and saddle stools? Any benefit from those? Is there something even better than a saddle stool/ active stool? Have you guys discussed ergonomic office equipment like split keyboards and verticle mice?
i am a younger person without seis back problems. though i have experienced temporary back strain from sitting on the ground and sitting in chairs especially on the metro.
OMG thanks so much you guys I forgot how to sit and all of these people were looking at me in church but now I fully got it down and it only took me a few hours
Invaluable info! Thanks so much for sharing! I will definitely apply this. Especially while working, as I sit in front of a computer for over 8 hours. And, what you said about improving your efficiency, I can definitely attest to how much I have to break away throughout the day because of the pain of having poor posture.
Thank you guys! I recently moved to a standing desk for posture purposes, and somehow that has completely done my lower back. Will try out your tips and hopefully this will be the end of my back troubles.
@@nasreenakhuda I actually have grown a bit (I'd say 2-3" over the last 5 months)! I recommend trying 90 degree shoulder work outs to also improve your posture. Additionally any stretching exercises like split workouts and yoga have also helped me grow a bit. Best of luck!
As you guys point out, it feels strange and unnatural to sit like this at first. But it will likely give you killer abs :). It's funny how many of us in now in our 40s or so were told that "posture" was such an old-fashioned, schoolmarmy concept, and now we are paying for 20+ years of bending over computer keyboards, laptops and game consoles.
@Pepe Cantero hard to say for sure unless you study these sorts of things. It'll definitely help your core strength which could give some visible ab definition but abs are mostly down to body fat percentage and no so much strength.
thank you. My lower back has been killing me out of no where for the last two days. Certain positions like getting up from a chair and moving different ways cause me a lot of pain. I am hoping it is just my posture as I sit so much in front of my computer. Will definitely implement this.
Just want to add another key point I figured while dealing with lower back stiffness from sitting -- trying to think you're doing a relaxed breathing style/yoga posture of sorts while trying to sit -- and feel all of your shoulder and other joins feeling the freedom/looseness while taking few deep breaths seems .. all without actual table/desk/pc near your .. seems to help figure the appropriate height adjustments (as to where to place desk/chair/keyboard rest).. Thanks again!
Love your videos very very very much! Please make a video on how to sleep for those who have herniated discs in the lower back, with or without a pillow, and on the floor or on bed.
changing your positions that often at desk work or when you are really focusing on some of the tasks the you are working on right there is really quite bizarre to think of, but then when the real bad potential consequence comes to you, that would be the worst moment to be regret and think why not i just take that advice at the first place ......
I like reminders that trigger habits I am forming. When I see the use of a pillow or towel roll, my mind goes back to a good friend who was a Chiropractor. He first introduced us to towel roll therapy years ago. My perspective on this issue at this time is to get a chair with no back. That is a very fast reminder, eh? You learn fast!
Since three days i was having upper back pain and i swear I just sat like this for just an hour and it's gone. I'm never going to sit like a frog again ever
I spend a lot of time finding a way of keeping myself with that posture. Honestly, you gotta have solid and good backrest support and chair as well as laptop stand
nice! but this part was intuitive (to me at least) what I'm really looking for is some workout to help you fix your posture, I'm already doing few but I think they are nice but not enough...I would really appreciate if you make another vid and talk more about the muscles used while sitting and how you can train them keep up the great work guys!
A bit late reply but in case you are still looking, these are exercises I would reccomend for anyone with a spine, especially office workers. Choose and adjust to your own fitness level and situation. - Train transverse abdominis (not sit ups, they dont help posture). The muscle stabelizes your lower back and also needs to be slightly active at all times when sitting straight to avoid back pain and compensations further up the chain. This part is often ignored and the muscle is shut off while sitting for many. If you can't maintain a stable slightly extended lumbar spine, there is no way to maintain good neck and shoulder posture. Eventually once this muscle is strong and you practise sitting properly, this will happen automatically. - Make sure you have sufficient thoracic extension by doing mobility and strength drills for it. This one is self-explanatory, if your spine doesn't have the flexibility and also strength in that new range of motion, you can't sit straight very easily and will fatigue quickly. - Stretch tight tissues like your internal shoulder rotators (pec minor and subscapularis). If your shoulders are internally rotated it will pull you forward in a rubber-band style, you won't be able to sit properly because these muscles will be working against you, and the opposing back muscles will be shut off. Its important that you keep the internal rotators at proper length (usually they are too short), and the external rotators strong(usually weak and lengthened). Consider adding external rotator exercises. Before doing any shoulder exercise, stretch the internal rotators. This will ensure the proper back muscles are allowed to contract and get their full range of motion, so you can exercise your muscles with good posture. - When mousing and keyboarding a lot, the muscles that keep your shoulders back (middle trap and rhomboids) stretch out and weaken, and your shoulders can even start sloping down. This often causes pain between the shoulder blades or the traps, and it makes it difficult to sit up straight with little effort. It is important to realize that even if stretching them or massaging them feels good, it will worsen the root cause, if weakness is the reason it feels painful/tight. This concept sounds weird to some, that muscles can feel tight but be weak- and it makes many stretch and massage when they should be strengthening. Consider doing straight arm shoulder abductions with a light band to counter the effects of gravity and computer work. Another good exercise is bent over dumbell rows (retract shoulder blade before each pull or keep shoulder blade back and stable during the whole exercise). - Do chin tucks with resistance; on all 4 facing down or use resistance bands. Science has shown that this simple exercise greatly reduces neck, back and shoulder pain. It accomplishes this by strengthening the muscles that hold your cervical spine in alignement, decompresses the neck through the natural lengthening of the neck that occurs when the deep cervical flexors are strong, and also as a result frees up nerves to help in case some are getting pinched. Doing this exercise also reduces the activity/pain of the upper trap, SCM and scalenes, which can cause problems for many with or without realizing it. When doing the exercise its important your neck lengthens in the back as you do a nodding-head retraction, without looking up or down, just straight back. Keep everything else still and relaxed, only your neck should move. -Make sure you do the exercises with proper form and BREATHING, otherwise you are just teaching your body how to compensate and get stronger in the poor posture. Good luck! ~~Joe
awesome video! do you guys have any videos on how to fix a rotated pelvis? i noticed that my right pelvis is more forward than my left pelvis and its forcing me to lean on my left side making it painful to walk. any help is much appreciated
