No. I feel myself slouching and have to make an effort to stand up straight. I always say I wish there was a tiny device that would alert me when I start to slouch. Like it would pin to the tag of your shirt or something.
The head of my old company's Chicago office (750 employees in that office) once called me out in a meeting as having great posture and said more people should sit like me.
I think it is dependent on where I am. At work and in meetings I always have great posture. At home I am much more likely to slouch.
I have terrible posture. Yoga helps, but I have a lot of years of slouching to undo.
I do find myself standing up straighter when I'm regularly doing my ballet DVD. It makes me feel longer and leaner, plus seeing all those dancers with their perfect posture makes me want to carry myself better.
No, and especially not when I'm sitting at my desk at work. It's awful.
I'm not tall, but I 'developed' early. I think I started slouching because I was embarrassed of my chest and felt self conscious of how big they looked when I stood up straight. Today I'm barely more than a C cup so I'm not sure what I was worried about.
Post by runblondie26 on Aug 22, 2012 11:47:09 GMT -5
Since I started weight training, it's improved. Coworkers have mentioned that I "carry myself differently". I must have been more of a Slouchy McSloucherson than I realized.
Terrible. I'm short and chairs never fit me correctly. I pull my feet into my office chair half the time so they don't dangle. If my chair is high enough for me to comfortable type, I have to be high enough for my feet to dangle. I have tried a stool, but sitting on my feet is more comfortable, lol. But then I end up all slouched.
Post by ILikeSloths on Aug 22, 2012 22:22:41 GMT -5
No. I've slouched too much throughout the years.
My H and I are both trying to improve our posture and point it out to each other when we notice slouching. I've recently started lifting weights and hope it gets better.
If I don't stand up straight my back starts to hurt so I always correct myself. Between ballet (only for a couple years), diving, band and Rainbow Girls I was always forced to sit and stand straight.