Upright...!?!

As a general and absolutely lenient observation, I discovered lately that most of the population has a tendency to sit in a bending position rather than straight and upright. Apart from a little sarcastic fact that this is the symbolic representation of the moral and value system of today’s world, this habit could prove fatal if continued and blissful if corrected.

The spinal cord of human body is straight and upright by birth naturally. Kids and children normally have straight back invariably. As they develop to become a teenager-youth-adult, matured (?) humans around make them habitual to bending with means like heavy Schoolbags, Computers, Videogames and TV to name a few. Ground sports and outdoor exercise is becoming more or less extinct allowing maximum time of the day for sitting. Study, work, rest – you name the reason and this habit enters the blood unwittingly. Taller people and women also adopt this awkward and unhealthy posture for the reasons of either inferiority complex or psychological result.

Function of lungs: Our lungs absorb the pure oxygen from the atmosphere and mix it with our blood keeping the blood healthy and pure. And ‘Pure blood makes Pink Health’ is the simplest doctrine. Lungs are encased in the ribs from all around and diaphragm puts pressure on them from below. When we sit in a bent position the pancreas put pressure on the diaphragm which transfers the pressure onto lungs. But in an upright posture lungs can enjoy about 30% more space to expand on the lower side. So to summarize the benefits of sitting straight, we can list them as –

• Body gets 30% more oxygen

• Increase in Blood purification by 30%

• Energy level increase by 30%

• Increase in immunity by 30%

• Burning of fats increase by 30%

• Refresh and rejuvenate in minutes

• And if nothing impressive personality!

Try an experiment when you feel really tired and exhausted. Instead of lying down on a coach or sitting in a relaxed posture on a chair, try to sit real straight and upright only for five minutes and see for yourself how revived you start feeling…! By sitting straight our respiratory system is exploited and put to optimum use. This one small habit will lead to an honorable and ‘upright’ old age.

What’s more, this habit will not cost you a single penny…! Great blessings come in small packages. This little habit can change the entire course of your health-life and the moment you started reading this you started straightening simultaneously and the moment you finish reading this, you are supposed to be sitting absolutely S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T and keep it that way whenever and wherever you S-I-T! You are most welcome to email, distribute and share this with maximum number of people to show that you care…!

Stay tuned and Sit Straight…!

(Original Marathi Article by – Prashant Balkrishna Kulkarni. Thank you Prashantji)