What is Posture and Why is it Important?

Posture is generally understood as a ‘position of the body’ or more specifically the individual positions of your joints and the effect of gravity on those joints. In our modern day society these positions continue to drift from their evolutionary origins. Our bodies evolved in the plains of the saharas as ‘movement machines.’ However, as civilization has shifted, so have the demands on our bodies. According to the BLS, nearly 50% of the labor force in the US can be categorized as sedentary or ‘low demand.’ As more manual jobs become automated, there is a large shift towards stationary jobs...

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