How Posture Really Affects Our Health

The Dangers of Poor Posture, and Techniques to Optimize Yours

“woman standing on right feet while holding left feet upwards on rocky mountain during daytime” by Avi Richards on Unsplash

Almost everyone grows up hearing that posture is important, and it’s not just about our appearance. Bad body posture has a host of negative effects on both health and performance.

It’s a major health concern. Basically, our bodies adapt to the positions we repeatedly assume, and over time this creates imbalance. Good posture involves your head being aligned over your shoulders, which are aligned over your hips aligned over ankles.

Whenever you compromise that system by sitting, looking at screens, slouching, twisting, or wearing heels, you compromise the system and also cause the body to begin stiffening into the new shape.

This process causes issues from digestion problems even to increased risk for schizophrenia. No, I’m not kidding, a study linked wearing high heels or heeled shoes (including most running shoes and even cowboy boots) and increased risk for schizophrenia due to the cascading effects from compromising the foot and ankle system.

Here is a short list of issues that poor posture can lead to

• Mood problems
• Headaches
• Joint problems
• Carpel tunnel