Tip 47 – Seated Bending, Use Your Hip Joints

Bending forward? Use your hip joints.

Seated bending Use Hip Joints

More sitting in chairs to follow up on Tip 46. For reaching, use your hip joints instead of bending at the waist. It’s more comfortable (there is no “waist joint”), and you will be able to reach farther.

More resources for comfortable sitting:

Finding Your Hip Joints

The Chair Is Your Legs

Video: The Chair Is Incidental

Video: Improve Computer Posture

Improve Computer Posture

How to Lean Back in a Chair

Video: How to Lean Back in a Chair

Video: Think of the Chair as Your Legs

Point Your Spine when Bending Forward

Seated Bending, Lead with Your Head

Reaching While Sitting

 

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