I know what you are doing right now.
Your shoulders are rounded and down, your back is curled and your head is bent forward at an angle (at about 60 degrees) that is exerting about 60 pounds of pressure on your cervical spine as you read this post on your smart screen.
Now that you are aware and have quickly corrected your posture, you can take a look around you. What is common in all of us – you, me, the glamorous, the cool, the sophisticated and the introvert?
We all slouch.
We, as a generation, have become every chiropractor’s dream.
In the days of yore, ‘Sit up. Stand straight’ was like a chorus that was repeated after every other sentence by our parents, teachers and even by the neighbor’s father-in-law, who was visiting. Practice (and warnings that bordered close to threats) made us perfect our posture.
It took a smart phone to ruin it.
Today, when we see someone slouching and radiant in the glow of their cell phones, we slouch over ours and text, ‘Whatsup. Who are you texting?’
While good posture helps neck and back pain while combating fatigue, it also gives you improved confidence, better memory, increased motivation, uplifts your mood and gives you the ability to rule the world.
Superman, Batman, Shakthimaan and even Wonder Woman are superheroes who stand tall in expansive postures and straight. I am not too sure that they can get away by slouching over their phone inbetween saving the world.
Now that you have corrected your posture and trying hard to maintain it, I can assure you that if this post does not uplift your mood and make you smile, then your posture will!
Good morning Friends, hope you all have a happy and a slouch-free Sunday
I had to slouch to read this post. Important info and as always I was waiting to read your post like I wait Sunday columns in newspaper.
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Thank you so very much, Siddhartha. Your feedback is very encouraging (as always) and keeps me motivated to keep getting better at this. So glad that this reminder was helpful. Good day, Siddhartha.
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Since it nearing the month end with an empty pouch only thing am doing is sitting on the couch with a slouch that got corrected by your post! Happy Sunday to you.
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Haha! It sure is the end of the month and time to fill in the pouch 🙂 but glad this post came in handy with a little joy. Thank you, Sunith.
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It sure did 🙂
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bang-on! you’ve touched upon an important aspect of modern life! technology is robbing us of our posture, which will swell up the wallets of the orthopedicans and spine surgeons of gen-next! even i’m the victim of the cellphone induced slouch and scoliotic spine, being warned my the female species of my family. as it is i have aa slight slouch, that my brother had to stand behind me on my wedding day and whisper ‘stand straight’! congrats and thanks for your eyeopening wtrtite-up; good job!!
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Haha! It sure is an advice that must have remained with you through the days of your married life – ‘stand straight’ which also came as a reminder from the women in your family. I too shout a warning to my son (a few decibels higher) so that the other adult in the home will get the reminder too, but Alas!
Thank you, Doctor, so glad to hear your response on this. Good day!
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Wow Pranitha madam, the strong message is well presented with the flavors of subtle humor. One of my colleague who visited Japan recently said that almost everyone in the crowd isolated themselves lost in their non living sets in the posture described by you and were least bothered to see the world even for a glimpse. The posture issue is kicked in even for desktops or laptops given to the time we spend with them which pulls in the posture for comfort.
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Thank you so very much, Ravi! 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it. I have heard about Japan and saw it first hand in the Singapore metro too. I was shocked to see every one engrossed in their gadgets before them. Although people in the UAE are seen doing it too, but definitely not to that extent. So glad that there are ‘humans’ who are willing to talk and smile unlike the robots who are under the powerful grip of technology.
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Yes i didnt notice the syndrome to that extent of the 6 days i had been in dubai atleast. I saw people relaxed and composed in their own lives and yes the surrounding does keep them busy away from this sets
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Other than the extreme heat, I have come to love this place. It is a glorified version of India all thanks to convenience and infrastructure. Living in a cultural melting pot with every nationality living in harmony is simply amazing.
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Great message. Our posture has suffered with all the technology. It could cause the s to be bent over old folks before our time😜😜
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Absolutely! But I so hope not. Thank you so very much for stopping by and leaving your feedback.
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Another good one, Pranitha. Thumbs up! 👍
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Thank you so very much, Andrei!
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You’re always welcome, Pranitha.
Good luck!
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Two addictions… texting and selfies! Slouch for texting and then correct it for selfies 😀 😀
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Haha! So true. At least the selfie bit takes care of the slouch, thank you Technology! 🙂 Looking forward to more pictures, Indira. Just took a peek into your space.
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Yes…. I should post 🙂
May be tomorrow!
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Sure will check your space.
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I’m not slouching now after reading your words…I’m looking out the window and listening to the rain fall!
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That is so wonderful. Every time I stop at your space, it is like I am back with nature. Just going to peek in there now so that I get my dose of nature-al happiness! Thank you, Kim 🙂
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Your lovely words have brought out the sunshine this morning…the Canada geese have begun to sit on neighbouring rooftops and I can hear them honking as I write these words!
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Enjoy, Kim!
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Thank you!
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Thanks for the awakening post, it motivates me to go for a gadget-free Sunday, let me see !!
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Thank you, Megala! I hope it worked. 🙂
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Hahaha! The worst part, I consciously continued to slouch over while reading this because I’m tired and it feels super comfy this way, on the other hand I’m trying to turn into those “stand straight” squad myself, reminding myself to have a straight back whenever possible but in a minute it’s all back to creepy posture 😦 Fund read this was as well as gave me some information about posture correctness. Have yourself a great week my dear friend. Take care♥️♥️😄😄
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Haha! Absolutely, TW. Like every reminder, this was one to myself too and a reminder to remind my son, screaming it out so that the other adult who is alternating between two screens that are competing to get his attention can hear it too 😉
You too have a great day, TW. Nice pic, BTW!
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Believe me in many of my posts the reminders are directed towards me too! Did the other adult catch any of that?! Hahaha I sure hope he did😂 I get scolded so very often for using too much phone too, so Sid you aren’t alone, buddy 😭
Thank you so much for the picture compliment, eeeh😊☺️♥️😆
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Haha! I am NOT telling that to Sid 😉 as that is the only way I can keep him on that guilt path to reminding him to straighten up 😉 The other adult is usually deaf specially when it comes to these remarks (eyes rolling high up my sockets )
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Hahahah everything in this comment gave me a laughter high! Moms and their guilt trip😭
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Thanks to you, I am now sitting up nice and straight as I type this. 😁 The image of Superman slouched over the screen of his phone cracked me up. 😂
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Haha! I am glad you did correct it after all. Now I am using Superman and every other ‘straight’ 😉 superhero to get my son to sit up and stand up rather than slouch down and slouch up. Thank you, QG!
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Superheroes are great motivators! 😁
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Cannot agree more!
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Seems that smart phones take people apart 🙂
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Absolutely! Glad that you agree. Thank you so very much for stopping by and leaving your feedback. 🙂
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Great post. Had to correct my posture while reading it 🙂
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Haha! So glad you liked the post and even corrected your posture. Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback.
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Oh! I loved this post and came at such an apt time. My daughter just told me yesterday, that I look pregnant when I stand…😔. Luckily I cant afford to stand that way when I’m in heels. But perfect post😊. Wow!
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Haha! That is enough to keep up your shoulder and back straight up. That is the worst comment to get that too from your daughter, I got one recently from my son too and that day on I am trying to feverishly keep up some sort of regularity in my exercise regimen.
Thank you, Smitha. Please do tell her that her Mamma is not alone there 😉
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Yes, every time I slouch, I remember the words and I get back again, straight until I forget :(. I’ll tell her Pranitha. Thanks for the support 🙂
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Than k you too my dear friend. 🙂
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Maybe you’ll find this interesting?:
https://prudenttigerblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/16/the-horrors-of-robotics/
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