Sitting on a ball where you have to constantly microbalance HAS been proven to be a Good Thing for both your back and your abs.
At home I tend to compute reclined a bit in my computer chair with my feet about 18" off the floor. Not sure how good it is for the back but it sure is comfortable. On 2/22/07, Gary VanderMolen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>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? > > I read somewhere (no idea where or who wrote it) that the human back > isn't designed for standing upright but for moving like an ape, and > that's were a lot of our back problems come from. Back problems tend to develop because we allow our abdominal muscles to get weak. Sitting behind a desk all day doesn't help the situation. Gary VanderMolen
-- Brian
