Core · Posture
Seated lumbar support reset
Position change · Seated
- How to do it
- Sit on your sit bones. Allow a gentle natural curve in the low back (a small towel roll behind the low back is optional). Don’t force a big arch or thrust the ribs out.
- Dose
- 30s
- What you should feel
- Your low back supported instead of slumped
- Common mistake
- Forcing a big arch or thrusting the ribs out.
- Make it easier
- Simply shift your weight and sit differently for a moment.
- Avoid this movement if
- Nothing in particular; stop if it is uncomfortable.
- Why DeskBreak uses it
- A deliberate change of sitting position. Variety matters more than any single posture.
Stop this movement if it causes sharp or worsening pain, numbness, weakness or dizziness.
Evidence
General movement principle.
- "Sit Up Straight": time to re-evaluate (Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2019)