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Sitting too much

Sitting too much

Many people sit for most of the day. As a result, the muscles in the front of our bodies - the hip flexors and chest muscles - become short and tight.

That shuts off signals to their corresponding anterior muscles - the glutes and upper back, and those muscles become weak.

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