Your parents may have told you to sit up straight, but that’s not the only reason why it’s important to maintain good posture. A lifetime of slouching can cause physical discomfort as we age — and ...

A body mechanics expert reveals the secret to how to train yourself to have better posture with a couple of simple posture exercises. “Posture” is probably the most powerful word in the English ...

If you spend a lot of time on your computer or phone or sit for prolonged periods during work hours or otherwise, odds are you’ve wondered about the effect on your posture. If so, you’re right to be ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to “stand up straight” and “put your shoulders back.” She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I’m only 17.

In the US, the message is clear: sitting up straight is good, and slouching is bad. But Beth Linker, author of "Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America", says it's more complicated than that. In her ...

Whatever your age, it is never too late to adopt good practices to correct posture. Good posture makes you look taller, breathe deeper and feel fitter. Whatever activity you’re doing, beware of your ...

More than 31 million Americans experience poor posture at some point, according to the American Chiropractic Association. Bad posture can lead to a range of health problems, including back and neck ...

Spines are naturally curved, not straight, so what good posture actually looks like isn't as straightforward as you might ...

"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 ...

You must remember your parents saying, "Stand up straight," countless times. At first, it's easy to ignore their advice because you don't understand why you need to do so. What you probably didn't ...

Good posture is something that many people covet — and, in some time periods, was even expected. Who doesn’t remember images of women from a bygone era walking around while balancing stacks of books ...