Hayes Elkins wrote: ::: From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ::: Reply-To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> ::: To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]> ::: Subject: Re: [H] OT: Good posture seating while computing ::: Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:55:49 -0500 ::: ::: Thane Sherrington wrote: ::::: At 07:42 PM 21/02/2007, Brian Weeden wrote: ::::: :::::: I think I will check out the exercise ball option. I'm sure the :::::: wife will appreciate the buffed abs and I am definitely not :::::: flexible enough for the lotus position. ::::: ::::: I like the excercise ball idea as well. Though I'm not sure how ::::: I'll lean back while sitting in it. :) ::::: ::: ::: I saw a research paper not long ago that claimed that leaning back ::: at an angle (sort of how we slouch at a computer) is actually much ::: better than sitting up straight, in terms of what is does to ::: compress (or not) the spine. :: :: Was this paper from a real doctor / medical group or a quack (aka :: chiropractor)?
That's a good question. Unfortunately, I don't remember. I'll see if i can find it and report back if I do.
But, I still have to ask -- where is the proof that sitting upright is good? People talk about "good posture" as though it's completely understandable that it's good. Why is that so?
