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# How to fix your posture
Are you one of the many people who sit at their desk more than 7:30 a day? Staying seated may sound simple but having poor posture while you spend most of the day in this position can cause you serious health problems in the long run. You think it's inevitable? So let us at least show you the right posture to adopt as well as how you can sit safely.

### Sit only when absolutely necessary
It's that simple. This may seem trivial, but you are not always obliged to opt for the seat. By actively telling you not to sit down, you reduce the time spent on your buttocks, for example while waiting for your bus or by choosing to read your morning paper standing rather than perched on the bar stool at breakfast .

### Every half hour, move for 2 minutes. 
Staying seated obviously causes physical inactivity, so you should constantly move between your "sitting sessions". It's up to you to decide what you can do during that time. Whether you walk into the office to get coffee, move your arms and legs, or do 10 Air Squats at body weight, this will have a positive effect on your cardiovascular system and will keep your muscles and joints active.

### Check your posture as often as possible.

 During a workout, you always monitor your technique, do not you? Then it should not be otherwise for everyday gestures, such as sitting or tying your shoes. Be attentive to the execution of the movements and your posture. Correct the position of your body so that your spine keeps its natural axis and sit down safely.

Make it a habit to constantly check and improve your posture and move as soon as you can. Every day, consider reducing the time you spend sitting. Do not be ordinary! People spend an average of 7:30 in a sitting position. Challenge this average and improve the quality of your life by doing so.
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7:30 am, it's the average of hours that we spend sitting on our buttocks, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. Whether in the morning at breakfast, in the office in front of our computer or in the evening watching television: sitting without moving has become commonplace in the daily life of most people. Is that also your case? So be careful! This can have detrimental effects on your health.

# THE HAZARDS OF THE SEATED POSITION

According to the scientists, sitting down will become one of the most important problems that the human species has known. Indeed, sitting too long without moving is dangerous for the body and can cause problems such as bad tensions in the muscles of your hips and pain in your lower back, neck or shoulders . And that's not all. In the near future, the seated position may be the cause of the following problems:

 

* Contractions of the chest and difficulty breathing
* An increased risk of heart disease and diabetes
* A deterioration of the muscles of your hips and your glutes
* Weight gain
* Problems in your lower limbs, especially in your knees

## HERE'S HOW NOT TO SIT

Your body is able to adapt quickly to your behaviors and your sitting position, so you should definitely avoid the following three points:

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* Do not round your C-shaped back. When you round your back, your spine tends to move forward, causing pressure on your discs and pushing your hips to a wrong position. This creates tension in your hips and glutes, causing extreme pain in the lower back. Finally, your head tilts forward, causing pain in the neck and headaches.

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* Do not tip your hips backwards. Indeed, your back will widen and your hips will adopt a bad posture. In the same way, this can also cause pain in your lower back, bad tensions in your muscles and wear of your intervertebral discs.


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*  Do not lean your head forward. It is common to see people do this when they are sitting in front of a computer. However, the "vulture head", another name given to this position, will cause serious problems in your neck and shoulders, which is why it should be avoided.

 

Take care of your health: train, eat healthily, stretch and stay hydrated. Do not spoil everything solely because of poor posture and lack of regular physical effort. Remember how you should not sit down and try to improve your posture day after day.