Finally, finding the ergonomic, neutral position for your back can be difficult. Most people spend most of their lives sitting. They sit at work, at the movies, while eating, and while driving. Unfortunately, sitting puts a lot of pressure on your lower back. The conventional wisdom is to use a comfortable chair with good armrests and lumbar support. Once again, conventional wisdom may be wrong. Instead, many believe that you should try to engage in autonomous sitting where you do not rest your arms or back on any surface. You can achieve this by building strength and endurance in your lower back and core.

Sitting in a chair improperly is a leading cause of back pain.

Using neutral positions, a computer athlete can work at a computer without pain or fatigue for many hours. Attaining these positions is not difficult; it is, in fact, much easier and requires less effort than other positions. Yet surprisingly, most people struggle and maintain difficult and uncomfortable positions all day long.

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