![]() ![]() It's not just poor posture, though, that can make your upper body feel super tense. "This position causes our upper back to round forward, our chest to tighten, and our shoulders to lift and compress, all leading to very poor posture and eventual shoulder pain and tightness." "Stiff, tight shoulders are one of the most common complaints among all people today-especially anyone who spends extended amounts of time slumped at a desk or sitting behind a steering wheel," Brad Walker, Australian trainer and triathlon coach and director of education at StretchLab in Los Angeles, tells SELF. A massage therapist once remarked how I was carrying so much shoulder tension she was surprised I didn't constantly have a headache. Combined with my propensity to carry no less than two very heavy tote bags around with me most days, my shoulders are often tight and achey. ![]() When I'm not thinking about it (though, my Apple Watch's frequent reminders to stand up do help a little), it's very easy to revert to a not-so-ideal sitting position. (I guess that's my "concentrating" pose?) No matter how often I remind myself to sit up straight and maintain good posture, every now and then I look up and realize I'm huddled over with my spine rounded, shoulders high near my ears, and my neck in some wonky position so that my face is practically pressed against the computer screen. As someone who spends a large part of my day hunched over a laptop, I am very familiar with shoulder tension. ![]()
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