A certified qigong instructor explains how a gentle, rhythmic movement can help reverse years of poor posture.

Strangers try to fix my posture. According to them, my shoulders slump, and my neck protrudes on a diagonal, as though I’m constantly reading a book or peering down at a phone screen. My critics come ...

Good posture habits help us stay alert and prevent injury. According to WebMD, having good posture is essential for bone, joint and muscle health, and can even improve your mood and energy levels. If ...

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In the US, the message is clear: sitting up straight is good, and slouching is bad. But Beth Linker, author of "Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America", says it's more complicated than that. In her ...

The Upright Go is a smart device that reminds you when you're slouching. I wore it during work and found it helpful most of the time. Doctors said I still need to work out and build up my core for ...

The unusual and unexpected evolution of the perceived crisis of poor posture in contemporary America—spanning from eugenics and posture contests to present-day advocates of "paleo posture." There’s ...

The Upright Go 2 posture trainer promises to give you better posture in two weeks, so I tried it to see what it'd do for my slouching habit. So, it was time to call in the big guns. I procured a ...

While rehearsing for the Eras tour, Taylor Swift wore the $185 posture-correcting Forme Power Bra. The bra is designed to "immediately improve upper body alignment" and fix your posture. Beth Linker, ...

Your mom was right all along. Standing up straight isn’t just about looking confident or adding those extra inches to your height. The way you hold yourself throughout the day could be silently ...

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 ...

Growing up, I’d hear my mother’s voice ring out with a gentle firmness:“Bù yào tūo bèi!” — “Don’t slouch!” I was a dedicated student, a dutiful daughter who completed household chores without ...