Do you slouch

[Deleted]

I do. I've been trying so hard to sit up straight, walk with my shoulders back. It's hard. I don't even realize when I start slouching.

How did you go from one to another?

[candreco]

Ha, this just prompted me to sit up at my desk, so yeah...

[madringal]

Yes, I have terrible posture.

[Deleted]

My mother constantly raked her fingernail down my spine as a teen so I would stand up straight.

[koopa17]

Yes, it really bothers me. I try to correct myself but it's just habit to slouch. I took an org chart picture at work last week and I look like I'm slouching...nice.

[BeagleMama]

Yes, I have to really catch myself to sit up straight at my desk and to not hunch over into myself while walking or standing.

My mother would always run her finger up my back and say "zip it!"

[W.T.Faulkner]

I have really, REALLY terrible posture.

[Waffles]

Yep. Only thing that helps is to sit on a swiss ball instead of my usual chair: it forces me to arch and keep my feet flat on the ground. Can't do it all day though as I'm not used to it yet and my lower back muscles aren't fit enough.

[Deleted]

I slouch badly too, which makes me look even shorter than I already am (I'm 4'11). I found that if I'm mindful of it and keep reminding myself to stand up straight, it becomes habit and I don't have to consciously think of it so much. Yoga really helps improve posture as well.

[BAMFMrsB]

Yes. It's gotten so bad that I'm considering getting a posture correcting brace. :^) 

[chiclet]

Jul 24, 2014 9:27:54 GMT -5 candreco said:

Ha, this just prompted me to sit up at my desk, so yeah...

Same here!

[Jalapeñomel]

Yes.


Also, I wish people would stand up straight, including me.

[ZoeHart]

Yes all the time. I have horrible posture

[CurlyQ284]

Not really. I sit/stand straight more often than I slouch. My 7th grade choir teacher was strict. He would make you stand for the rest of class if he caught your back touching the chair or if you were not sitting at the edge of your seat. I think it stuck.

[Deleted]

Only when I'm really tired.

[Deleted]

It's a work in progress but with my back issues I really have no choice but to improve on it. I've started to put a small towel rolled up under my butt which is uncomfortable and forces me to sit up straight.  The PT said you should be sitting so that your hips are tilted down above your knees.

BAMFMrsB, my PT told me that those do help but to be careful because you can become reliant on it, and it can actually weaken the muscles in the long run.

 

[lightbulbsun]

Yes. I have horrible posture, and I've been trying to be better but it's hard, and my shoulders get tired after a while.

[BAMFMrsB]

Jul 24, 2014 9:48:07 GMT -5 calamity said:

It's a work in progress but with my back issues I really have no choice but to improve on it. I've started to put a small towel rolled up under my butt which is uncomfortable and forces me to sit up straight.  The PT said you should be sitting so that your hips are tilted down above your knees.

BAMFMrsB, my PT told me that those do help but to be careful because you can become reliant on it, and it can actually weaken the muscles in the long run.

 

so.... you're saying I should like... work out my core muscles?! uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhggggghhhhhhh. I'm too lazy for that.

[Deleted]

Yes. I have bad posture.

Once when I was young, my mom put duct tape across my shoulder blades to prevent slouching.

[casarosada]

I do - this post has reminded me to try not to. :-) I always look like I'm slouching in pictures and try sooo hard to remember to stand up straight.

[dexteroni]

Yes! It's such a problem for me. I'll catch myself in a store mirror and be like omg I'm a hunchback. I don't even realize I'm doing it, so I don't know how to change it.

I've often said I wish there were a little sensor you could clip on your shirt or bra that would buzz when you slouch. Maybe fitbit will work that into their devices, lol.

[Deleted]

Jul 24, 2014 9:57:04 GMT -5 BAMFMrsB said:

Jul 24, 2014 9:48:07 GMT -5 calamity said:

It's a work in progress but with my back issues I really have no choice but to improve on it. I've started to put a small towel rolled up under my butt which is uncomfortable and forces me to sit up straight.  The PT said you should be sitting so that your hips are tilted down above your knees.

BAMFMrsB, my PT told me that those do help but to be careful because you can become reliant on it, and it can actually weaken the muscles in the long run.

 

so.... you're saying I should like... work out my core muscles?! uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhggggghhhhhhh. I'm too lazy for that.

Oh, I hear ya.  Swimming has actually been amazing for me.  I was to the point where I was in tears daily from the pain but I am feeling a lot better with swimming.  And it's easy things like using a kickboard and some scissor kicks and stuff in the water.

It's easy now because we have a pool and it's open for the summer.  Once we close it, I'll have to like, find a gym/pool and make time for that.  Yeahhhh... that's going to be close to impossible!

[Deleted]

Jul 24, 2014 10:00:28 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Yes! It's such a problem for me. I'll catch myself in a store mirror and be like omg I'm a hunchback. I don't even realize I'm doing it, so I don't know how to change it.

I've often said I wish there were a little sensor you could clip on your shirt or bra that would buzz when you slouch. Maybe fitbit will work that into their devices, lol.

There is!


www.lumobodytech.com/lumoback/

[dexteroni]

Jul 24, 2014 10:02:32 GMT -5 calamity said:

Jul 24, 2014 10:00:28 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Yes! It's such a problem for me. I'll catch myself in a store mirror and be like omg I'm a hunchback. I don't even realize I'm doing it, so I don't know how to change it.

I've often said I wish there were a little sensor you could clip on your shirt or bra that would buzz when you slouch. Maybe fitbit will work that into their devices, lol.

There is!


www.lumobodytech.com/lumoback/

omg! Awesome.

Oh but it's a whole belt? Yuck. It does other stuff that Fitbit does, so I bet Fitbit could do this. I think I'm going to email them and suggest it.

[daisybuchannan]

No.

Bad posture drives me nuts. My H and all of his family slouch, and I'm constantly reminding him not to.

[Mrs.Rad888]

I'm horrible about slouching, especially when driving. I'll catch myself slouching in the car and straighten up, and be surprised how much easier it is to breathe, and how much room there is between the steering wheel and my body.

[eb777888]

Yeah. I've been really working on it.

[mrsukyankee]

Yes and I am so scared of getting the whole dowager hump in old age. I stop when I catch myself.

[Deleted]

No. I've worked for so many years with people who have shoulder, back and neck Paine that are in part (and sometimes entirely) a result of poor posture. It also closes down lung space so if you have any breathing issues it can make them seem worse. I recommend chest stretches and upper back (mid and lower trap) strengthening. Also, doing things like setting timers for regular stretch breaks at work if you are at a computer and adjusting mirrors in cars when you are sitting up straight. If you can't see right out of them anymore time to sit up straight!

[AdaraMarie]

I am s bad sloucher, I want to stop.