How Sitting the Wrong Way Can Lead To Lifelong Health Problems
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We spend most our waking hours sitting down. Think about it - we sit at the breakfast table, while commuting back and forth, while at the office even when we wind down in front of the TV after work. We basically sit our way through daily life.
Well, there will be big problems associated with that. While sitting down takes a lot of weight off our feet, our abdominal and back muscles are stressed due to the lack of support our bodies are getting. Poor sitting posture can lead to several lifelong health problems aside from the usual backaches and stiff necks.
How?
Basically, sitting in the wrong position (leaning too far forward or back) causes our abdominal and back muscles to get tense and inactive. Now take note: these muscles are exactly the ones that are supposed to keep our body in balance. Weak muscles in these areas may open the door to several lifelong health concerns.
When these muscles don’t do the job as well as they’re supposed to, other muscles in the body are forced to take over. These muscles include the ones that control our breathing - especially the diaphragm muscles - which results in less efficient breathing. This, in turn, leaves our bodies starved for oxygen.
Also, sitting the wrong way makes our neck muscles and all other connected muscles, such as the jaw and throat muscles, to stiffen up. This will lead to tension and blockages in the veins that bring oxygen-rich blood to the brain.
If you are already familiar with my blog, you know the effects of having insufficient oxygen.
Fibromyalgia, which the medical world currently doesn’t have a known cause or cure for, is actually caused by a shortage of oxygen in the muscles.
Headaches and migraines are also caused by insufficient oxygen in the tissues and muscles around the head.
The tension in the neck leaves the brain starved for oxygen, and often supports your head in a slightly askew way. This, I’ve realized, is the leading cause for vertigo and dizziness - it basically stems from the compromised balance system between our eyes and ears.
Hypertension, TMJ, snoring, sleep apnea, obesity…and so on. Often, one of these sicknesses leads to many of the others, propagating a cruel cycle.
And all because of poor sitting posture!
Correct posture can help you avoid all these illnesses. Many of my programs offer solutions on curing these diseases through simple exercises that put the body back in balance, removing the negative effects of the numerous times that you sat the wrong way all these years.
If you are experiencing any of the illnesses mentioned, do yourself a favor and check our my programs. You will learn how to sit properly, and you will learn simple exercises, and give you freedom from the pain and discomfort theses illnesses may be causing - for good.
Warm regards,
Christian Goodman
