Why Sitting Changes More Than Your Back

Sitting doesn’t just affect posture. It changes how your body organizes itself.

When you sit for long periods, the hips stop moving, the pelvis loses adaptability, and breathing becomes shallow without you noticing. Circulation shifts. Nerve signaling adapts. Muscles that were meant to alternate between effort and rest get stuck doing neither very well.

Over time, the body compensates. And compensation has consequences.

This is why people can feel “fine” structurally but notice changes in energy, sensation, arousal, or endurance. The issue isn’t weakness. It’s compression and lack of variation.

Bodywork that addresses sitting-related patterns focuses on restoring movement options, not correcting posture like a scolding parent. The goal is adaptability, not perfection.

Your body isn’t broken. It’s responding intelligently to a very modern environment.

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