DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to “stand up straight” and “put your shoulders back.” She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I’m only 17.

Did your parent or a grandparent ever poke your back so you would pull your shoulders back? Or perhaps a teacher reminding you to sit up straight and at attention? Or maybe you (like me) have gotten ...

A body mechanics expert reveals the secret to how to train yourself to have better posture with a couple of simple posture exercises. “Posture” is probably the most powerful word in the English ...

In an age where many spend hours hunched over computers and smartphones, proper spinal alignment has become increasingly rare. The consequences of poor posture extend far beyond appearance, affecting ...

Are you slouching at your desk again? There’s an app for that… Zen uses posture mirroring software to help information workers stop hunching over their desks — sending alerts when it detects you’re ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to “stand up straight” and “put your shoulders back.” She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I’m only 17.

The aim of wearing a posture-correcting bra is to pull the shoulders back, ideally strengthening the muscles in the neck and shoulders to improve posture. In this way, the bra should help prevent or ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Floor slides can improve your ...

“Sit up straight,” “elbows off the table,” “don’t slouch!” – commands that echo in the ears of adults across the globe thanks to strict reinforcement from parents at a young age. Like all demands from ...

“With age comes wisdom,” writer Oscar Wilde observed. But he died at 46, too young to know firsthand what actually comes with age -- like fundamental changes to your posture. Live long enough, and you ...

WEST CHESTER — To highlight the importance of good posture for our health and well-being, state Senator Carolyn Comitta has introduced a resolution designating “Correct Posture Month” in Pennsylvania.