The backbone of good health
Without exercise, the muscles we need for the mobility of the spinal column waste away. If the body does not move enough, the spinal disks do not receive an adequate supply of nutrients. Only if the spinal muscles are regularly flexed and relaxed again is lymph able to move into and out of the disks, which act like a sponge, carrying nutrients with it.
A healthy back means quality of life. There is no one perfect sitting position. Healthy seated posture involves maintaining dynamic balance between successive positions - the opposite of sitting still. The best seated posture is always whichever one is next.
Healthy sitting accommodates the human body's entire spectrum of movements, giving the body a three-dimensional basis on which movement is possible in all directions.
- Active sitting builds and strenghtens the muscles that maintain good posture and alignment. Moving the muscles of the back and their „opponents“ in the abdomen enhances bodily posture and relieves spinal tension.
- Improved posture increases the body's space for internal organs, frees up the diagraphm, and optimizes breathing.
- Physical activity enhances mental performance through what is called epigenetic activation and inhibition of specific genes: Neuronal activity in the brain increases, memory is sharpened, and blood circulation to the hippocampus, which is essential to good memory function, is enhanced.
- Integrating movement into a seated position stimulates the muscles to flex and relax dynamically as they alternately engage and disengage. While they are disengaged, the blood vessels expand. Circulation to the muscles increases, and they are supplied with oxygen.
