Why is poor posture a stressor and why does stress affect your posture?

Allyn Edwards • Jun 02, 2021

Why is poor posture a stressor and why does stress affect your posture? 

Gravity and the Stress Response.

The reason we are so concerned with effects of gravity is that if you are gravitationally challenged gravity becomes a constant stressor which causes many and profound physiological changes in the body.

We were asked about it on a recent Question and Answer call and thought you might be interested to hear our take on this fascinating topic.


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