Memories of my mom reminding me to “Sit up straight!” come to mind every time I think about my sometimes less-than-stellar posture. Younger me may have thought it was just a bit of harmless nagging, ...

Your lower back is more prone to chronic pain and discomfort than most other parts of your body. In fact, low back pain affects around 80 percent of people at some point in their life. Swayback ...

“With age comes wisdom,” writer Oscar Wilde observed. But he died at 46, too young to know firsthand what actually comes with age -- like fundamental changes to your posture. Live long enough, and you ...

You may be able to improve your postural muscles over time with a combination of yoga, stretching, and exercises to build your strength. Design by Pichamon Chamroenrak. Photographs by James Farrell.

A person’s sitting position can help maintain good posture and a healthy back and spine. Tips include using a suitable chair and keeping the back straight and feet flat on the floor. Sitting with a ...

Editor’s Note: Join Dana Santas for a four-part series to learn how you can breathe better to live better. Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Power posing or postural feedback is a technique that suggests how ...

As a child, you might remember your parents reminding you to sit up straight and not to slouch. What might have been annoying then is actually pretty good advice now. Here’s why good posture is so ...

Slouching compresses the digestive tract, leading to bloating and digestive issues. Improving your posture may help.

In 1995 Ron Rosenbaum wrote a New York Times Magazine article about a batch of nude photographs he discovered in the Smithsonian Institution archives. The collection of images, numbering in the ...

"Stand up straight!" If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably heard that your entire life. But what does it really mean? The basic understanding of "good" posture involves keeping your head ...