Why It’s Important For You To Have Good Posture

Stand up straight! It’s so hard, right? Especially when you’re a pro at slouching and leaning. It seems such a waste of a talent.

Well, it is important, and this TedEd video explains why. Your posture determines how well your body adapts to the stresses on it, and if you’ve got rubbish posture then your muscles will suffer. It can make your lungs less efficient, and even influence your emotional state. It’s a good excuse, if nothing else.

‘Sorry i shouted at you yesterday, my posture has been terrible recently’.

‘That’s ok. I had a bad posture day last week. Sucks eh.’

Apparently our posture is getting worse, but this video should help you out, if you want to be helped, that is: