Having a strong spine is important, but just how important is standing up straight? Experts weigh in. Illustration: Christian Montenegro For HuffPost From a young age we’re told to stand up straight.

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I don’t know about you, but I never get tired of walking trends. Unlike some of the more flash-in-the-pan fitness ideas, walking is free, simple and universally known to benefit our physical and ...

"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 ...

As a child, being told to sit or stand up straight may have felt like a nuisance, but those adults in your life were on to something: Good posture helps you stay healthy and pain-free. It can affect ...

There’s a growing evidence for the health benefits of good posture, from reducing back and joint pain to boosting mood. WSJ's Jeanne Whalen and NY-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center’s Dr.

Your grandmother was right about sitting up straight, but for reasons she probably never imagined. The hunched position most of us adopt throughout the day—leaning into computer screens, curving over ...

Given how much time many of us spend hunched over a screen, poor posture has become somewhat of an epidemic, which is causing a host of chronic health concerns, says Dr. Kompal Parmar, a ...