Good Posture

Posture is the position of one's body while he/she stands, walks or sits. To have a good posture is very important if a person wants to be healthy and feel comfortable. A bad posture can lead to serious back problems, a bad backache and sometimes can not let you move properly.

Slouching means leaning forward and hunching over, when one doesn't keep his/her back straight. And if you do it all the time, the spine can tend to do this.

The posture of many children is getting worse now. One of the reasons is that nowadays kids are not taught enough to sit properly, to keep their back straight, there are no backstraighteners anymore. Another reason is the bad effect of modern technology. People spend too much time using computers, phones, playing video games. They don't care about they way they sit, but this may have a bad effect on their spine.

There is some advice for having a good posture. You should spend less time in front of the computer and watching TV. You should straighten your back often by being active, walking and/or playing sport. You should always watch your posture when you sit, when you walk, your back should be straight and head up. The key message is to limit the amount of time you spend hunched over a keyboard and be active as often as you can.