Ergoskin Shirt Concept for Posture Correction

Great idea, we all need reminders to keep an eye on our posture, I think this is a neat idea which serves as a reminder and that it should complement a training program that helps you out in the first place! Then you won't be so bent out of shape and get so many reminders!

James
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Could we be missing the bigger picture here? When we are children we go to school and are made to sit static positions for hours on end. Surely this is the point where we lose our naturally good posture, so shouldn't designers be rethinking the way that western society sits on chairs?

Ever wondered why kids tilt their chairs up on the front legs? It’s because in this way the chair supports the pelvis better. These sorts of signs show that we start off live with a perfectly good posture alarm. It could be argued that it is insanity to buy a chair that encourages poor posture and then try and fix it with a posture reminder.

However, I am eager to try out such a product because it could be a fantastic way of collecting posture data en mass to show how different products and experiences affect our posture. It may offer some assistance to Alexander Technique teachers to monitor their student’s progress in posture correction.

This product measures the position of parts of the body, but muscle tension is also a critical factor with back pain. If myographic data could also be measured and then displayed in 3D, I think this type of product could potentially start to make real headway in improving our understanding about the interrelationships of posture, stress, and furniture design.