The effect of prolonged slump sitting on postural sway in female athletes and non-athletes
Reihaneh Zarnegar, Hooman Minoonejad, Mohammad Karimizadeh Ardakani, Ebrahim Ebrahimi · 2026
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Reihaneh Zarnegar and three co-authors tested what half an hour of slumped sitting does to balance in young women, in a study published in 2026. Long periods of sitting are known to dull body control, but the short-term effects were unclear. The team studied 24 women, half of them athletes, aged 18 to 30. A balance system measured their sway, then all of them sat slumped for thirty minutes, and then the measures ran again.
Slumped sitting changed sway in specific ways. The athletes, oddly, swayed more than the others after sitting, on the main score and on one eyes-closed test. One reach test also separated the groups. The authors say the slumped posture taxes the body's control systems in the short term. They direct the finding toward sports, desk design, and rehabilitation work. Breaks from the slumped posture are the simple fix.
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| CREATOR | Reihaneh Zarnegar, Hooman Minoonejad, Mohammad Karimizadeh Ardakani, Ebrahim Ebrahimi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |