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5 Positive Effects Felt After Achieving Perfect Posture
What is upright posture anyway?
Many of us grow up with our mom nudging us to sit up straight at the dinner table, but never really understanding ...
How to Improve Your Posture at Work
Our long-lost ancestors worked the ‘slumped shoulder’ strut for close access to the ground when it came to dinner time. But it’s been millions of years since we lit fires and straightened up. So why do we still slouch? The medical explanation is that we slouch because the muscles that work to hold the joint […]
STAND UP STRAIGHT: Perfect Posture from Head to Toe
In recent times, we have become a generation of slouchers. Excessive use of smartphones, tablets, and computers; increased number of desk jobs; and long commutes to and from work have forced poor habits upon much of today’s workforce. Complaints of chronic knee problems and back pain have become the norm. The rise in popularity of chiropractors, […]
How To Improve Your Posture as a College Student
Your mom has nagged you enough about sitting and standing upright when you were a child, but she was right. The benefits of good posture are more than just looking good, specially as a college student where you spend most of your time sitting down at a desk in the library or an uncomfortable chair […]
The New Year Resolution Everyone Forgets and How To Keep It
It’s that time of the year, time to make new year’s resolutions and look at the broken ones we forgot to maintain. Often people forget to add “improving my posture” to their list but instead focus on losing weight, starting that diet (again), going to the gym or yoga class, and just “being” healthy. What […]
Learn From The Upright Team How To Quickly & Easily Attach Upright To Your Back
Back in my day, I didn’t have an UpRight trainer to help me with my posture. Instead, I had two loving, caring parents who would nag me every time I was slouching, and a cousin who will touch my spine every time I was not standing straight. Yes, it used to help my posture for about […]
How To Maintain a Healthy Posture in the Office
Sitting down at your desk all day can be a pain in the back, literally! Back pain, neck stiffness and shoulder pain are extremely common among workers, especially when they spend their entire day sitting at their desk and staring at a screen. Most of the elements in the office can lead to the back […]
The Benefits of Good Posture Are Going Viral
Everyone is talking about good posture. Recently, AOL News shared a few reasons why good posture is important, including leading to a better sex life. Then, Fast Company shared how good posture is the key to boosting your productivity, and Yahoo talked about how good posture and strong abs go hand-in-hand. It’s as if the […]
Bad Posture: How It Hurts and How You Can Fix It
“Don’t slouch.” “Sit up straight.” “Keep your shoulders back.” As a child, you probably heard some form of those commands once or a thousand times. At the time, they were just words adults liked to say. Now, they hold a much deeper meaning. Bad posture doesn’t just make you look sad and pathetic; it affects […]
Good Posture Training: Real Results from UPRIGHT
Is it possible to change your bad posture? It might seem like a simple question, but living your life with good posture is anything but simple. The reality is that most businessmen and women spend 8-12 hours a day sitting slouched over at their desks, which leads to back pain, decreased productivity, poor health, and […]
5 Most Common Back Pain Myths Debunked
Thirty-one million Americans suffer from back pain, and that means there are millions of pseudo experts. Unfortunately, listening to every “specialist” on the Internet can cause more problems than it solves. The problem is that back pain misconceptions can quickly get out of hand and become accepted beliefs. To help protect you from the fear […]
The Benefits Of Good Posture
Back pain is so common that unfortunately many of us will experience it in our lifetime. There are a number of elements that can lead to back pain, even a few that you might not even be aware of that are causing your aches and pains. Do you work in an office? If your office […]
