To prevent this issue, experts at the Mayo Clinic emphasize the importance of choosing an appropriate chair. Ideally, you want to choose a chair in which your knees remain level with your hips. In addition, your feet should be flat on the floor. The perfect chair should also support the curve in your lower back. And if it doesn’t, you can roll a towel and place it behind your back. A blanket can even be used.

If you feel that the chair you use at work doesn’t support these concepts, consider talking to your boss about better seating options. After all, you deserve to feel healthy in the workplace. The worst possible answer you could get is no, right?

2.    Practice “Wall Angels.”

Remember how fun it was to make snow angels as a child? A sort of similar exercise can help adults to achieve correct posture.

According to U.S. News & World Report, an exercise called “Wall Angels” helps to keep shoulders in the proper position by keeping them both back and drawn together. This is a simple exercise you can do any time, any place.

To practice Wall Angels, position yourself in a wide stance against a wall with your head and back pressed against it. Next, position your arms next to the sides of your body with a ninety degree bend. You should also strive to keep arms at shoulder height.

Face your palms away from you and allow your shoulders, arms and the top of your hands to touch the wall behind you.  Now raise your arms above you in a wide V. Stay in contact with the wall the entire time. Next, bend your elbows and return to your starting position while staying in contact with the wall. Do this twice for 10 to 15 repetitions.