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Active sitting is a concept that encourages individuals to engage their bodies while sitting, transforming sedentary activities into opportunities for movement and exercise. It involves using ergonomic chairs and accessories that promote natural body movement, core engagement, and muscle activation while seated.

A lot has been said about the role of posture in thinking and engagement. The American Posture Institute cites research into posture and cognition stating: With proper posture, there is better cognitive performance. -Muehlhan, M. et al. (2014) Muehlhan’s research measured students ability to retain information as a result of physical posture. Generally speaking, the more passive and “laid back” a student’s posture, the less information she could retain. Interestingly, the research was initially aimed at determining whether fMRI studies were yielding truly accurate results, given that fMRI scans are always done in a supine position. This seems fairly obvious,...

I returned to my quiet breathing, and after a few minutes I arrived at a question: what if I could feel like this during my workday?

You never realize how much time you spent sitting down - until you can’t physically do it.