62. Bad Posture Is Bad for Your Heart and More...Here's How to Fix It

In this episode, Sam is caught, red-handed, ON CAMERA...with disgraceful posture. Again. And that was her final straw! So she decided to play a game of "scared straight" with herself, and unfortunately for you, that means you're playing too. Because, let's be real: we all have terrible posture at least sometimes. Mostly when we're working from home or hunched over our phones. And besides looking bad, it turns out that bad posture is actually terrible for your health! Heart problems, digestion problems, nerve damage...the list goes on. So let's fix that. Listen to this episode if you spend 80% of your time hunched over a phone or laptop. Key moments: 08:20 How bad posture can affect your neck and back 08:26 Here’s how much your head weighs at different postures 11:18 Balance and its far-reaching impact as you age 12:22 What your pelvic floor actually does 12:50 Why old people die quickly after taking a fall 14:26 How your posture affects your lung capacity…and what that means for you 16:00 Bladder control problems arising from poor posture 16:51 Posture and your digestion  18:37 FYI: Poor posture causes hormone imbalances!!! 18:44 The Harvard research that correlates posture and cortisol levels 20:20 Nerve damage from poor posture (it doesn’t have to be a severe behavior to have severe consequences!) 21:51 If you take NOTHING ELSE AWAY from this episode…take this (how bad posture affects your cardiovascular system) 23:46 What good posture actually looks like 23:53 The mistake most people make when trying to fix their posture 29:11 Exercises, habits, and products to fix your posture 29:33 The best exercises and skills to practice for postural health 30:18 Which tight muscles are affecting your posture 32:24 How to change your workspace to encourage good posture (chair, desk, and computer adjustments) 36:15 Habits to fix your posture during a sedentary workday 37:39 The best types of workouts for posture and core strength 38:04 A posture-correcting sports bra with a built-in brace?? (Taylor Swift wore it while rehearsing for the Eras Tour!) Join WHOOP. Follow along: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Resources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices