What if your ‘bad posture’ is actually not that bad?

We’ve spent years being told to sit straight and avoid slouching. But there is no single ‘correct’ posture—the key may be to keep moving and avoid staying in one position for too long.

For decades, we have been told that good posture means keeping the spine straight, the shoulders back, and the head held high. This ‘perfect posture’ is believed to put less strain on the body, while any posture that deviates from it is considered bad and likely to cause pain.