In today’s day and age, many people frequently sit at a desk for long periods. In addition, sitting posture tends to vary, often resulting in a slumped or flexed posture. Plus, there’s the dreaded ...

Your grandmother was right about sitting up straight, but for reasons she probably never imagined. The hunched position most of us adopt throughout the day—leaning into computer screens, curving over ...

“With age comes wisdom,” writer Oscar Wilde observed. But he died at 46, too young to know firsthand what actually comes with age -- like fundamental changes to your posture. Live long enough, and you ...

Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...

Your lower back is more prone to chronic pain and discomfort than most other parts of your body. In fact, low back pain affects around 80 percent of people at some point in their life. Swayback ...

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The sprawling-upright transition across mammal evolution, showing changes in posture and limb bone shape. The transition from sprawling (reptile-like) to more upright (parasagittal) posture and ...

“Your body becomes the position you spend the most time in,” says Grayson Wickham, DPT, CSCS, a physical therapist in New York City and founder of Movement Vault. “You will not ‘become’ this posture ...

In 1995 Ron Rosenbaum wrote a New York Times Magazine article about a batch of nude photographs he discovered in the Smithsonian Institution archives. The collection of images, numbering in the ...

Editor’s Note: Join Dana Santas for a four-part series to learn how you can breathe better to live better. Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist ...

"Stand up straight!" If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably heard that your entire life. But what does it really mean? The basic understanding of "good" posture involves keeping your head ...