April 2, 2021
Active sitting – what’s it for?
“What’s it for?” Or, occasionally, “What’s it good for?” I get this question about our…
March 26, 2021
Sitting for Sport
Every year, millions of people spend money on products that claim to improve their sports…
February 21, 2021
The Feldenkrais Approach to Healing Back Pain
Uwe Mester is a Certified Feldenkrais Teacher, and Member of the Feldenkrais Guild of America.…
January 27, 2021
Back Pain: The Feldenkrais Perspective
A Guest Blog by Uwe Mester, Certified Feldenkrais Teacher, Member of the Feldenkrais Guild of…
December 17, 2020
Somehow, Every Ergonomist Gets Sitting Wrong
The field of ergonomics hasn’t changed their approach and recommendations for chairs in many, many…
April 24, 2020
Squatting in the 21 Century
We force kids to abandon squatting so as adults, the position is nearly impossible and…
February 14, 2020
You sit still, you get old
You sit still, you get old We often hear from folks who want to…
January 3, 2020
Obesity and Health: The roles of diet and activity
This week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine blandly recounts this stunning conclusion:…
December 19, 2019
The limits of willpower (and how to hack them)
Willpower is a concept that we take for granted, because it seems obvious: an impulse…
November 10, 2019
How many steps?
Tracking your steps? Add in your fidgets. How many steps do you take in…
October 16, 2019
Disrupting the furniture landscape… or forging a new one?
One marker for a disruptive technology is that those pushing the old technology won’t “get…
September 29, 2019
Head Horns (Pt. 2)
Image Source: The Telegraph Recently, news emerged about a troubling finding: young people growing a…
September 11, 2019
Head Horns? (Pt. 1)
Image Source: The Telegraph Recently, news emerged about a troubling finding: young people growing a…
June 20, 2019
6th Graders Take on the ButtOn Chair
“80% of Americans have back pain.” The sixth grade class had just been asked what…
June 4, 2019
Active sitting – could we give our kids a future without back pain | Turner Osler | TEDx Stowe
https://youtu.be/uqp9sAM3bYI On the TEDx Stowe stage we hoped to spark a conversation about active sitting…
June 2, 2019
Your personal posture coach
“This is supposed to make my posture better, isn’t it?” Typically, this is the very…
May 4, 2019
Dr. Osler to Present at TEDx Stowe
It’s happening! We’re proud to announce that Dr. Osler will be presenting at TEDx, Stowe.…
March 23, 2019
Can active sitting relieve acute back pain
Can active sitting relieve acute back pain? This is a hot topic here at QOR360.…