5 Things You Didn't Know About Posture

1. Slouching affects the confidence in your thoughts & ability to do your job.
2. Obesity causes bad posture by forcing the spine out of alignment as it tries to evenly distribute weight.
3. Bad posture can raise blood pressure, courtesy of a direct neural link between neck and muscles and the part of the brain stem responsible for regulating blood pressure.
4. The best position in which to sit at a desk is leaning back about 135 degrees, in order to minimise lower back pain.
5. Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) cannot be caused by bad posture. 

(Source: Lorna Jane)