Training is great, but even if you work out every day, it still only takes a few hours a week which is just a fraction of the time that we spend resting. Since we become good at what we do the most, it can be quite beneficial to rest in positions that do us good and not only creates bad habits. And before we go any further: being in a slouch position with a round back while curling up on the couch is not the problem – that is all good. Occasionally. The problem is that in those positions the body forgets about its capacity to be in different ranges and it won’t be able to use or access them later.
A flawlessly functioning body can easily spend time on the ground without any pillows, cushions or any kind of external support – just look at a child, they even sleep without anything.
Don’t get me wrong, I have a couch and I sit on it most days. But I also have space in front of it on the ground and I sit there a lot more. I can stretch, mobilize, chill, lay on my back on a flat surface, lunge around, sit cross-legged, bounce around in a squat, the options are endless.
The truth is, it took me years to build this habit and there are still days when I choose the couch and there is nothing wrong with that. The key is balance. Make better decisions and improve your body without doing a workout.