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most need to (including me) *rehab* poor posture and poor movement patterns *re-educate* your motor/nervous system from habitual patterns *re-store* via dynamic joint mobility. you can’t simply “fix” bad posture. ^^ move everything and move everything WELL.

train for coordination and control of every joint. and consider the principle of balanced tension and relaxation. most people carry tension and we know how to flex... many don’t know how to relax all the opposing tensions.

Thomas Hana, the originator of somatics coined “sensory-motor amnesia” (SMA) an event that occurs in the human nervous system after prolonged inactivity. this is why it’s important to move all joints.

don’t forget balance — training your vestibular or your ability to see — eyes are important. VOR - vestibular ocular reflex

the tldr (sorry) is you must move. spend less time ... constantly @ the computer. try not to spend prolonged periods in the same positions. switch the station around. one work station won’t fix it.

Any idea how to make this positive sum with getting work done, rather than simply trading off in a zero-sum way? I'm thinking things like taking calls with a headset away from a computer and walking; switching up work stations as a way of creating natural breaks...

Replying to this, and your later tweet about most meaningful activities and screen time: David and I were in a long distance relationship for 12 years. We settled into a rhythm of walking and talking with occasional visuals rather than sitting/video calls.>

I now walk for all my distance calls. I have a few different work stations, my most preferred is almost horizontal with a lot of beans/buckwheat support under my knees and arms, a rolled up towel under my lumbar spine, allows for very relaxed arms and shoulders while typing.>