Why would you want to sit on the floor?

For us, it started with fussy backs, tight hips, and that pins-and-needles feeling in our legs. We’ve all heard that long hours in a chair aren’t doing our bodies any favors, but standing all day isn’t a magic fix either. It helped our energy, sure, but the aches stuck around. Our hips were still asking—loudly—to move.

The hidden twist in swivel chairs

A special warning for those that use swivel chairs.

I recently went to a chiropractor to fix the tightness behind my left hamstring when I bent over. I’d always assumed it was my left leg not getting as much stretch as the right. But what the chiropractor said completely surprised me:

“I don’t think it’s your leg. You see--your upper body is twisted.”

Overtime, the swivel chair’s easy spin let my upper body drift a few degrees in one direction without me even noticing, and stay there. That small but consistent rotation, repeated day after day, slowly trained my spine into a gentle twist, causing subtle imbalances in my body without me noticing.

When I dug deeper, I found studies showing that swivel chairs can increase rotational load on the lower back during slumped, crossed-leg postures, and that habitual asymmetric sitting is linked with pelvic and spinal imbalance (click here if you are interested.)

 

Why the floor helped:

Floor time changed the vibe. The base doesn’t swivel, so rotation becomes a choice, not a habit. On a simple mat you can sit cross-legged, side-sit, or kneel, and shift when a spot gets cranky. Those gentle changes are just enough movement to keep hips and spine happier, without turning work into a workout.

There’s a neat bonus, too: Being comfortable getting down to the floor and back up (ideally without using your hands) has been linked with better overall health. We don’t treat it like a test—just a friendly reminder that everyday mobility matters.

 

Try it (light + friendly) 

Cross Leg, Tall Spine

Side-sit: One Leg long, one fold.

Kneeling with support

Little bench to prop you up

Give it a try, and let us know what you think!