The Daily Stat: Don't Sit Up Straight

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JULY 1, 2010 Don't Sit Up Straight Sitting with your torso flexed 135 degrees from your legs — halfway between bolt upright and flat on your back — is best for your spine, even though you'll have a tendency to slide off your chair, say a team led by Waseem Bashir of the University of Alberta Hospital in Canada. On the basis of MRIs, the researchers say the 135-degree position is better than sitting upright or leaning forward. 32% of people in the UK spend more than 10 hours seated, and half don't leave their desks even to have lunch. Source: BBC News Share Today's Stat: RELATED PRODUCT Failure-Tolerant Leader Harvard Business Review Article "The fastest way to succeed," IBM's Thomas Watson, Sr., once said, "is to double your failure rate." In recent years, more and more executives have come to understand what innovators have always known: Failure is a prerequisite to invention. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials Financial Intelligence Collection HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Guide to Better Business Writing PREVIOUS STATS Only 82% of U.S. Women Give Birth Job-Seeking Hardly a "Full-Time Job" for Most Unemployed Corporate Cost-Cutting Programs Fizzle Close High-School Friendships Point to Higher Wages States Face a Third Year of Revenue Shrinkage 3 Tips for Getting Out of Your Boss' Shadow Clothing for Big Women Bucks Downward Trend in Apparel Sales Where Sales Reps Go Wrong India Leads the World in Highway Deaths Global Warm Temperatures Break Record in May Job Seekers, Take Note Whether you've been laid off or are considering a job change, HBR's Guide to Getting a Job will help ensure that your next move is the right one. Only $19.95. Buy now » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)