Motion is the lotion: But when you have to sit…

For some people, everyday is a day where periods of extended sitting are required.  Developing an awareness of strategies you can use while sitting is vitally important to surviving a long bout of sitting without pain.    Here are some key points:

1. Create a strong pillar of support by maintaining neutral spine when you sit and keeping the muscles your trunk engaged.

2. Create a secondary support by either sitting crossed leg in your chair or sitting in butterfly or frog position (soles of your shoes together, knees out to the side)

3. Sit on the edge of your seat.  Ignore the backrests and armrests and stack your torso directly over the bones at the bottom of your pelvis.  You should have a 60/40 split between your hip bones and the soles of your feet.  This encourages you to stack your spine in a neutral position.

4. Change positions as often as possible.  Check out the video I posted below for some alternate positions.  Listen to your body, it will tell you when to shift.

5. Get out of your chair to move around every 30 minutes or so.

When you HAVE to sit, here are the 8 best ways!