My name is Todd Bowen. I’m a lifelong athlete and exerciser.
In a previous life, I played basketball, baseball, and beach volleyball. 🏀 ⚾️ 🏐
These days, I stay active with a balance of weightlifting and hot yoga. 🏋️♂️ 🧘♂️
I’m also extremely passionate about muscle recovery. ❤️🩹
I have a degree in Information Technology. Ergonomics was my favorite topic. Probably because of my interest in athletics. 🤓
In 2022, I stopped eating fast-food and seed oils completely.
In the first 3 months of eating clean, I lost 45 pounds! It was eye-opening! 😳
My all-around quality of life improved tremendously. Especially when it came to my computer posture.
I went from 235 pounds to 190 pounds. I wasn’t even trying to lose that much weight. My goals were to feel better, recover quicker, and have more energy.
I’m not low-carb, or anything extreme like that. I focus on eating real foods.
I eat mostly an animal-based diet. 🥩 🍳
Along with some fruits and vegetables. 🥑 🥦
I’d describe my macro intake as high protein, moderate carbs, and moderate-to-high animal fats.
I don’t sacrifice taste to eat clean. All the foods I cook taste great. Definitely better than the foods I used to eat before 2022.
But let’s rewind…
In 2002, I started sitting at a computer desk 40 hours a week. 👨🏻💻
By 2011, my posture was poor and my body was broken. 🤕
Sitting for long periods of time (8 hours a day) really broke me down. Both physically and mentally.
I would go to work 5 days a week, trapped inside an office. I worked under fake, fluorescent, white lights. I’d barely see the sun, only for a few minutes on my lunch break.
I’d breathe in dust that fell from the ceiling tiles all day. All while constantly staring at the neon lights from my computer monitor.
Combine all this with the ultra-processed foods I was eating, the overtraining I’d do in the gym, and my poor sleep quality. It was a recipe for disaster. And my computer posture suffered greatly.
Despite a lifetime of sports and exercise, sitting at a computer caused the worst injuries I’ve ever had.
After correcting my posture in 2011, I became a Certified Posture Specialist (CPS) to help others learn how to sit with good computer posture. 💻
Since then, I’ve become passionate and obsessive about high performance habits for a sedentary lifestyle.
As sedentary office workers, the cards are stacked against us. But…
Pain-free computer posture is a realistic goal. 🤩
There are many healthy office habits we can adopt. And the more of them we practice consistently, the more benefits we can reap. I like to call these habits ➡️ computer posture force multipliers.
My goals are to help the reader:
- decrease computer-related pain
- improve computer posture
- increase work productivity
- improve mental clarity
- increase energy level
SittingPosture.com
I write articles about my experience on my website, SittingPosture.com.
I talk about the computer posture mistakes I used to make. ❌
I talk about the ways I fixed those mistakes. ✅
Then, how I prevent computer-related pain in the future. 🚫
45 Ways to Improve Computer Posture
I wrote a book titled 45 Ways to Improve Computer Posture.
It’s the ultimate posture guide for healing (and preventing) computer-related pain.
It’s for the part-time athlete who sits at an office desk full-time.
I wrote this book to be the resource I wish I had in 2002, when I first started sitting at a computer for long periods of time.
45 Ways covers multiple subtopics of computer ergonomics.
These variables include:
- posture 👨🏻💻
- hydration 💧
- sleep quality 💤
- breath work 😮💨
All these are directly related to how good (or bad) our computer posture is.
My book is available in PDF eBook, Kindle eBook, and paperback.
Snag your 45 Ways book here, whenever you’re ready.
🆓 Free Resources:
3 Ways to Improve Computer Posture Immediately!
I wrote a free ebook titled 3 Ways to Improve Computer Posture Immediately!
It talks about the 3 most painful computer posture mistakes I used to make. ❌
Then, it tells you how to fix those mistakes, immediately! ✅
It’s a clear, actionable, 3 step process that should be very helpful.
Snag your free copy here.
Computer Posture Newsletter
I publish a free email newsletter called the Computer Posture Newsletter.
I write about high performance habits for computer users. 🎯
I only send 2 or 3 emails per week. And you can unsubscribe anytime.
This newsletter is the easiest way to keep up with my computer posture tips. I keep all my emails short and to the point.
It’s a super-convenient way to learn a minimal amount of info, that will lead to the most improvement in our computer posture.
You can sign up here.
If you’re still reading this, congratulations! 👏
You’re taking valuable steps that will improve your computer posture!
And you’re in the top tier of action takers when it comes to personal development.
That’s something to be very proud of!
Thanks for your interest in computer posture.
Todd Bowen
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