BETTER POSTURE FOR BETTER HEALTH by Dr. Adam Rushford
W
e have been at this “virtualfrom-home” thing for a while now. I am sure you have taken careful steps to ensure your workstation isn’t undermining your health. If you haven’t, I want to take this opportunity to remind you why posture matters and give you some of my favorite tips for creating a 20 | Good Fat Life
workstation that will help preserve this vital health indicator. As a Chiropractor, I may be biased, but I genuinely believe that posture is one of the most underrated and overlooked aspects of our health. With >80% of jobs being desk jobs, it is also one of the fastest eroding aspects of our health.
POSTURE EFFECTS: 1. Mechanical Function: We are bound by the laws of physics and, therefore, subject to the stress of poor mechanics. I believe that structure drives function. You aren’t going to get the same efficiency out of your car if the alignment is pulling to the right,
