Ballet dancers have it. So do serious practitioners of pilates, tai chi, and yoga. Those who sit parked in front of computer screens all day? Not so much.
The “it’’ is good posture, and many of us aren’t practicing it these days; posture-related muscle aches and injuries — serious enough to cause missed days of work — occur in more than 600,000 Americans a year, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. And anyone who spends more than 95 percent of their workday sitting is at risk.
Sure, the days of balancing books on our head went by the wayside along with finishing schools and castor oil, and parents now focus more on their children’s grades and after-school activities than their carriage. But some experts yearn for a return to those previous times.
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http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-23/lifestyle/29574829_1_tai-chi-posture-notebook-computers
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