Is Your Ergonomic Furniture Hurting You? | Michelle Joyce | TEDxOakland

In this talk posture expert, Michelle Joyce shares the secret to avoiding office injuries and effortlessly achieving great posture Michelle Joyce is on a mission to eliminate unhealthy posture! She’s frequently featured on TV shows and teaches posture workshops worldwide. Originally trained as a Marriage and Family Therapist, she believes that helping people change their posture involves much more than simply telling them to sit up straight. She is the author of the book Posture Makeover, creator of the popular app The 30 Day Posture Makeover, and her online posture lessons have millions of views on YouTube. She first became interested in changing her posture when terrible back pain started interfering with her career as a professional dancer. After trying every imaginable remedy, and spending a small fortune, she finally discovered the power of posture to solve the problem. A happy side effect was that she also felt more confident, coordinated and attractive. She has devoted herself to spreading the word ever since. Michelle has a Masters in Counseling and is certified in Occupational Ergonomics, Reposturing Dynamics, Personal Training, Thai Massage and Reposturing Dynamics. She likes to combine techniques from various disciplines to help people build healthy habits that will make them look great, feel confident and live pain free! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx