[jahewson]

You can’t strengthen muscles that haven’t been stretched properly. Bad posture limits the range of motion, shortens the muscles and causes trigger points. Bad posture is like training the wrong way for 8 hours a day. It’s a problem that has to be attacked from all angles - posture, stretch, massage, core strength.

[vladvasiliu]

This.

I've been fairly active for the last five or so years, lifting weights and walking more. While it has absolutely improved my overall posture, I still regularly catch myself slouching in front of the computer.

It's just so easy to let yourself go, especially when I'm deep in thought for prolonger periods of time. Paradoxically WFH has had a negative effect on this particular point, since I can go for hours on end without anyone distracting me (but it's been positive on the whole since I can easier program my workouts and meals).

[aflukasz]

Have exactly same issue. I use a stopwatch on my watch, set it for 45 minutes, and every time it goes off, I force myself to do some short useful activity. This may be:

- a short stretch,

- a short light weight lifting session,

- making a coffee,

- cleaning up a small part of the house,

- doing a small step of any other physical chore.

Those can take 10 seconds or 5-10 minutes, depending on the activity. Usually there will be 1-2 longer breaks of this kind, and the rest are the shorter ones.

I especially like how some house chores goes away thanks to this!

[wreath]

What does the accumulation of muscle strength have to do with stretching?