Pain-Free Computer Posture Challenge: Get to Know Me — SittingPosture.com

Welcome to my 30-Day Pain-Free Computer Posture Challenge for Athletes!

My name is Todd Bowen. I write about my personal experience on SittingPosture.com. I also have a free email list called the Computer Posture Newsletter.

This is day 1 of 30 in the challenge. I’m going to start it off with a little “Get to Know Me.”

My name is Todd Bowen. I’m a lifelong athlete and exerciser.

I’m not a doctor, personal trainer, physical therapist, or anything like that.

All those people have valuable perspectives when it comes to computer posture and ergonomics. And I’ve learned a lot from them.

But my story is different…

In 2002, I started sitting at a computer desk 40 hours a week. 👨🏻‍💻

By 2011, my posture was poor and my body was broken. 🤕

Sitting for long periods of time (8 hours a day) really broke me down. Both physically and mentally.

Despite a lifetime of sports and exercise, sitting at a computer caused the worst injuries I’ve ever had.

After correcting my posture in 2011, I became a Certified Posture Specialist (CPS) to help others learn how to sit with good computer posture. 💻

Since then, I’ve become passionate and obsessive about high performance habits for computer users.

Improving computer ergonomics is a challenge, but it’s very attainable. This image outlines the main benefits I’ve gotten since I corrected my computer posture and ergonomics back in 2011.

As sedentary office workers, the cards are stacked against us. But…

Pain-free computer posture is a realistic goal. 🤩

There are many healthy office habits we can adopt. And the more of them we practice consistently, the more benefits we can reap.

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I like to call these habits ➡️ computer posture force multipliers.

My goals are to help the reader:

• decrease computer-related pain
• improve computer posture
• increase work productivity
• improve mental clarity
• increase energy level

This article is Day 1 of 30 in my Pain-Free Computer Posture Challenge for Athletes.

If you sit at a computer for long periods of time, you’re in the right place.

Thanks for being here. I’m really excited about the format of this 30 day challenge. And I have some really cool things planned.

Keep an eye out for tomorrow’s day 2 of the challenge. We’ll talk about “How to Not Fix Your Computer Posture.” It’s basically covers the most common computer posture mistakes we are making (without even knowing it).

Because we need to know what we’re doing wrong first, before we can level up to a pain-free sedentary lifestyle.

Thanks for your interest in computer posture.

Todd Bowen

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Originally published at https://www.sittingposture.com on August 1, 2025.