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There is no single right posture to hold all day. How often you change position, and how much you move between one sitting spell and the next, matter more. That is why we work on habits and freedom of movement instead of teaching you to “sit up straight”.
“Sit up straight” is common advice, but a 2019 editorial in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy points out that there is no strong evidence that sitting, standing or bending “incorrectly” causes back pain, and calls for this belief to be re-evaluated.
The World Health Organization’s 2020 guidelines recommend limiting time spent sitting. For adults, they note that replacing it with movement of any intensity, even light, brings benefits; for children and teenagers, they ask in particular to limit recreational screen time.
For adults, WHO recommends at least 150–300 minutes a week of moderate activity and, on two or more days a week, strengthening exercises for all major muscle groups.
For people who spend many hours sitting or always feel their neck and shoulders tense, there is the adults path. For a slouched posture at school, under the school bag or in front of a screen, there is the children and teenagers path.
We work on movement and habits, not on diagnosis or treatment. Talk to your doctor or paediatrician first in these cases:
Not just one. Comfortable positions differ from person to person, and even the best one becomes tiring if you hold it for hours. It is more useful to be able to change position often, with a body mobile and strong enough to do it without effort.
Get up and move at regular intervals, change position often and fit a few minutes of movement into your day: WHO guidelines note that even light movement replacing sitting time brings benefits. At the studio we can build a short routine with you that suits your work.
No. It is a movement assessment: it describes how you stand and move today, without making a diagnosis. If you need a clinical evaluation, your doctor is the reference, and the work at the studio can sit alongside it.
Slouching now and then is normal. But if you notice a shoulder or hip higher than the other, a back that curves sideways or pain that does not go away, the first step is the paediatrician. Otherwise, WHO guidelines recommend that children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 do at least an average of 60 minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous, mostly aerobic, physical activity.
The general information on this page comes from public health bodies and scientific literature, listed below. It does not replace your doctor’s advice.