Nothing’s as good as it used to be — including, probably, the chair you’re sitting in right now. While they used to be designed with the human form in mind, now most chairs — whether it’s in the office or at home in living room — are too soft and too deep, according to Jean Couch (not a pun), who gives lectures and workshops on yoga, movement and stretching.

If you work at a computer, good posture is important, but difficult to remember throughout the day. These three quick exercises help undo some of the effects of slouching at a computer for hours.

A researcher who studied the posture of people who experience virtually no back pain offers us a few exercises to get that pain-free life ourselves. One involves a simple breathing exercise, another asks us to clench our butts.

Dear Lifehacker, I work in a typical 9-to-five office job. I can tell my posture isn't ideal and I catch myself slouching all the time. But when I try to consciously sit up straight, it quickly becomes uncomfortable and I slip right back to where I started within the hour. Do you have any beginner-friendly tips for easing myself into better posture habits?

Neck pain and poor posture come from a myriad of problems, and looking down at your phone constantly may be one trigger. In her video, Doctor Jo, DPT and a licensed physical therapist, suggests a couple of neck stretches to help counter the effects of all that texting and reading Lifehacker on your phone.

We've definitely written plenty of articles on fixing your posture and the benefits of good posture, but it's important to also point out that perfect posture probably doesn't exist. Here's why.

We all tend to slouch in our chairs now and again, and for some people, that means back problems. If you're sick of slouching all the time, Adafruit has put together a slouch detector that sets off an alarm when your posture is failing.

Android: Looking down at your smartphone wreaks havoc on your spine, but it's a habit we all fall back into. Posture provides timely reminders to hold your phone up and relieve the stress on your neck.

The internet is saturated with advice around maintaining good posture (guilty!), but it's not as if you'll be dragged off to "bad posture" prison so what's the big deal? Your muscles start to tighten up, weaken or become inhibited to establish your new "norm", but these norms aren't ideal for everyday living.

You can do the most amazing warm-up, flexibility and mobility routines, but you still spend a ton more time not doing those things, which could literally be a pain in the neck. Whether you're sitting, standing or lying on your side, Adam Bornstein of Born Fitness shares some tips to quickly right your posture.

Health is very important, and even if you love your job, long hours grinding away can take a toll both mentally and physically. Bad posture can drain you even faster, especially for those who spend a lot of time in front of a computer. To help out, here are some tips to making it through Friday afternoon, as well as improve your office life overall.

By now, everyone knows that sitting all day is damaging your body, so it's important to move around and stay active. But how you sit between those breaks is just as important. Physiotherapist Joanne Gough has a quick video outlining the ideal sitting posture and how to set up your workspace accordingly.

Sitting in front of a screen all day can wreak havoc on the spine. Our posture changes, and that can cause some serious long-term damage. Dr. Eric Goodman, creator of the Foundation Training program, offers these three no-equipment exercises to help.

Take a peek into almost any office. What do you see? Workers hunched over their computers. Look at your fellow commuters on the subway. How do they sit? Slumped over their smartphones. Survey the friends and loved ones around you. How do they stand and walk? Likely a little stooped over.

Our necks, shoulders and backs suffer when we hunch over our keyboards and screens all day. If you'd like to correct your posture, these 30-second exercises could help.

I've lost track of how many of my gaming friends have had to stop playing or give a game up entirely because they contracted some form of injury or pain in their back, hands, wrists or forearms. Given how much gaming is growing, along with the penetration of computers and smart phones, it's not likely that the amount of associated injuries will decrease. Fortunately, there are some steps you can enact.

Good posture isn't just about looks. How we sit, stand and walk affect both our health and our moods. So stop slouching and get centred with these top 10 posture tips.

Three minutes and three simple exercises are all it takes to improve your posture, and this video shows you all of them. Considering how many of us sit in front of screens or at keyboards all day, just a quick time out for a few stretches can do a world of good. All you need to do them is a wall.

Posture is more than just how you look -- it affects your brain. Too many of us suffer from posture problems, so here's a guide that helps you identify what kind of problem you have, and what you can do about it.