swimmers & mattresses/chairs with good back support

Former swimmers tend to have Upper Crossed Syndrome and some active also… www.tri-club.com/effect-upper-crossed-syndrome-freestyle-swim-efficiency Upper Crossed Syndrome ”While the term "upper crossed syndrome" might be unfamiliar to people outside the medical or rehabilitation communities, the look is unmistakable in both athletes and non-athletes: hunched back, rounded shoulders, forward head position, and tensed neck (and those are just the visual clues!). Through a process called reciprocal inhibition, shortening in certain muscle groups leads to a corresponding weakness in other groups…..” At the age of 20 I've had back issues for the past 4-5 years despite swimming, although swimming in some cases does make my back feel better. I actually am currently being treated for what you call upper crossed syndrome (in addition to a whole world of other back and hip issues). Swimming definitely wraps a ton of tension into my upper back muscles making them extremely tight. Until a couple ago, I literally could not keep my upper back straight, and the doctor couldn't even push it into the correct position. I fudged 3 sets of x-rays because I couldn't stay in the right position haha. I got some injections in my back and I'm feeling a lot better, I can actually stand straight, and I am about an inch taller. I can already feel myself getting tighter again though. I'm really sensitive to the bed I sleep on. At home I have an amazing queen size Sealy Posturepedic memory foam pillow top mattress (really high quality, really expensive bed). In my apartment at school I have a lower end Serta that definitely does not feel quite as good in the morning after a nights sleep. I really wish I had invested more in the bed for my apartment but they're just so expensive ($600 I guess isn't enough). The Serta, however, is 50x better than my dorm room bed last year which felt like i was sleeping on a life raft with a hole in the middle of it. My parents home office has a Herman Miller Aeron Chair which is absolutely phenomenal. You can sit in it for hours and feel like you just sat down. Unfortunately, I don't have $800 to drop on a chair so I get by with my $99 chair from Staples which works fine. I think preventative back health is often ignored because it can be a lot of work and can be expensive. For me, I definitely think having a good bed and chair is important. Sleeping on a crappy bed makes a world of difference the next morning. That said, swimming usually makes me feel better. I actually think the majority of swimmers (i.e. not me) have healthy backs which would be more tolerant of lower quality chairs/beds when compared to other athletes or nonathletes.

Former swimmers tend to have Upper Crossed Syndrome and some active also… www.tri-club.com/effect-upper-crossed-syndrome-freestyle-swim-efficiency Upper Crossed Syndrome ”While the term "upper crossed syndrome" might be unfamiliar to people outside the medical or rehabilitation communities, the look is unmistakable in both athletes and non-athletes: hunched back, rounded shoulders, forward head position, and tensed neck (and those are just the visual clues!). Through a process called reciprocal inhibition, shortening in certain muscle groups leads to a corresponding weakness in other groups…..” At the age of 20 I've had back issues for the past 4-5 years despite swimming, although swimming in some cases does make my back feel better. I actually am currently being treated for what you call upper crossed syndrome (in addition to a whole world of other back and hip issues). Swimming definitely wraps a ton of tension into my upper back muscles making them extremely tight. Until a couple ago, I literally could not keep my upper back straight, and the doctor couldn't even push it into the correct position. I fudged 3 sets of x-rays because I couldn't stay in the right position haha. I got some injections in my back and I'm feeling a lot better, I can actually stand straight, and I am about an inch taller. I can already feel myself getting tighter again though. I'm really sensitive to the bed I sleep on. At home I have an amazing queen size Sealy Posturepedic memory foam pillow top mattress (really high quality, really expensive bed). In my apartment at school I have a lower end Serta that definitely does not feel quite as good in the morning after a nights sleep. I really wish I had invested more in the bed for my apartment but they're just so expensive ($600 I guess isn't enough). The Serta, however, is 50x better than my dorm room bed last year which felt like i was sleeping on a life raft with a hole in the middle of it. My parents home office has a Herman Miller Aeron Chair which is absolutely phenomenal. You can sit in it for hours and feel like you just sat down. Unfortunately, I don't have $800 to drop on a chair so I get by with my $99 chair from Staples which works fine. I think preventative back health is often ignored because it can be a lot of work and can be expensive. For me, I definitely think having a good bed and chair is important. Sleeping on a crappy bed makes a world of difference the next morning. That said, swimming usually makes me feel better. I actually think the majority of swimmers (i.e. not me) have healthy backs which would be more tolerant of lower quality chairs/beds when compared to other athletes or nonathletes.