The majority of us work at a desk or a computer all day long, making it very easy to slip into poor posture habits.

If your body posture is misaligned, sooner or later you will feel pain, and the only way to avoid this is to follow the right techniques for sitting, standing, and lifting.

Although these may seem obvious, there are hundreds of thousands of people around the world suffering from serious and crippling back pain and conditions because they don’t follow these simple techniques:

1. Sitting technique
Sit with your shoulders back and with your back straight. Your legs should be at a 90-degree angle to your body.

Maintain the neck, back, and heels always aligned. Avoid the impulse to slouch on your desk, if you feel stiff, get up and move for a while.

2. Standing technique
When standing, hold your head up straight and the chin slightly tucked in. Maintain your shoulder blades back, your chest forward, and your stomach tucked in.

In the same way, keep most of your weight on the balls of the feet instead of on your heels or toes. Let your arms hang down in a natural way.

3. Lifting technique
Lifting weight off the ground by bending forces your back to do most of the work and puts important strain on the lower back.

The right way to lift an object is to bend at the knees and not at the waist, since this forces the leg muscles to do the majority of the work.

4. Keeping your spine straight technique
As a general rule, you must try to maintain your spine as straight as possible all the time.

If you are aware of the alignment of your back and neck, no matter what you are doing, you will be able to notice how your posture improves.

You can help yourself get into the habit of keeping your spine straight through the use of back supports and other types of tools specially designed to help you achieve good posture and improve your health.

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