05/08/2026
Most people think about their training when they’re trying to figure out why they keep getting injured.
But what about the eight hours before that?
Sitting at a desk all day has a bigger impact on your body than most people realise. Hips flexed and tight. Glutes switched off. Upper back rounded. Head forward. Held in the same position for hours on end.
And then you go and ask your body to run, lift, or play sport.
The muscles that should be working — aren’t firing properly. The ones that should be relaxed — are overloaded. And your body compensates the only way it knows how.
That compensation is often where the injury comes from.
It’s not always the training that’s the problem. It’s the twelve hours of poor posture surrounding it that’s quietly loading the wrong areas — so that when training demand goes up, something gives way.
Lower back pain, hip tightness, shoulder issues, knee problems — all of these can trace back to how you sit for most of the day.
The fix isn’t complicated. But it starts with understanding the connection.
Save this if you spend most of your day at a desk 👇
