01/08/2025
We weren’t designed to sit for 8+ hours a day.
Most people think of the spine as just a support structure - or a way to keep us upright—but it’s much more than that. Your spine is also a sensory organ.
Proprioception is your body’s ability to sense where it is in space. Once you take sight out of the equation, it's estimated that up to 80% of your proprioceptive input comes from spinal movement.
More than two-thirds of your brain is dedicated to gathering sensory information. Less than a third is used to act on it. So when you’re sitting still for long periods, you’re starving your brain of the feedback it needs to make good decisions.
Here’s how I like to think of it:
Imagine your brain holds a 3D map of your entire body. Every time you move, you “refresh” that map. But if you're sedentary for too long, that map starts to smudge. And when that happens, your body's ability to make precise, healthy movement choices begins to fade.
It often starts with subtle, micro changes - but over time, those can snowball into bigger issues.
