Our posture affects our thoughts. Try it for yourself: walk around for 10 minutes, spending 5 minutes in a confident pose with your head held high and 5 minutes hunched forward with your eyes on the ground. Do you feel the difference?
Posture and thoughts
Research by Professor Erik Peper of San Francisco State University shows that our body posture influences our behaviour. He found that we are more likely to recall positive memories when we sit up straight. The study participants also turned out to have more confidence in their own words than those who sat in a hunched position.
Hunched over our smartphones
Complaints such as neck pain, shoulder pain and headaches have increased in recent years. More and more people are dealing with depression or burnout. Part of this rise is due to our hunched posture. We lean over our smartphones or slump behind our desks at work.
Your posture and your thoughts influence each other. When you don't feel well, you are more likely to slip into a dejected position. And it works the other way round too: you feel worse because you are sitting in this posture. Sitting hunched over your computer with rounded shoulders is harmful to both body and mind.
Sitting at an open angle
Adopting good posture is an important step towards mental resilience. Ergonomic chairs help you adopt an 'open angle' posture that follows the natural curve of your back. This way you sit dynamically, in a back-friendly way, while also encouraging a posture that brings about positive thoughts.
Posture and thoughts
Research by Professor Erik Peper of San Francisco State University shows that our body posture influences our behaviour. He found that we are more likely to recall positive memories when we sit up straight. The study participants also turned out to have more confidence in their own words than those who sat in a hunched position.
Hunched over our smartphones
Complaints such as neck pain, shoulder pain and headaches have increased in recent years. More and more people are dealing with depression or burnout. Part of this rise is due to our hunched posture. We lean over our smartphones or slump behind our desks at work.
Your posture and your thoughts influence each other. When you don't feel well, you are more likely to slip into a dejected position. And it works the other way round too: you feel worse because you are sitting in this posture. Sitting hunched over your computer with rounded shoulders is harmful to both body and mind.
Sitting at an open angle
Adopting good posture is an important step towards mental resilience. Ergonomic chairs help you adopt an 'open angle' posture that follows the natural curve of your back. This way you sit dynamically, in a back-friendly way, while also encouraging a posture that brings about positive thoughts.