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When I was not self employed and spent way too much time on my desk, I had a couple of reminders on my Outlook calendar. Every workday at 10am and 3pm, I would get a popup message saying "check your posture". It was more effective in the beginning, so it probably pays to shuffle it a bit every now and then, but I noticed that I sit straight more often. Now ...

You may want to try 'active sitting' by using a gym ball instead of a chair every once in a while. More information is here.

Bit of a lifehack solution this one... Take one jacket/shirt/cardigan... and your working chair, I'm using this one for demonstration purposes... Place the jacket/shirt/cardigan over the back of the chair like so... (So that the neck of the jacket/shirt/cardigan is where a chair user's neck might be. Now sit on the chair and place your arms ...

There's a software program called Postureminder (http://www.postureminder.co.uk/) which can use your webcam to monitor posture and give you a reminder when you've been out of good posture for a while.

There is also the legs trick that usually helps: you just need to keep you knees bend so that your feet are under your body (not in front of it) and only your toes touch the ground. It's similar to the kneeling position. You can use a special kneeling chair as shown in the picture beneath but I wouldn't recommend it as backs are not designed to go without ...

It's just a matter of getting used to. Our back is used to a position, straight or not. The harder is to change our habits. So you have to force yourself and getting straight back as soon as you notice you are no longer straight. And the more you will do that, the easier it will be. This will become natural and you won't need to worry as often (if you ...

There are many apps and software programs that can give a reminder every now and then (e.g. schedulers, break timers, mindfullness or pomodoro apps). You can use any of these programs to regularly remind yourself to sit up straight. Put your watch on your other wrist. Every time you want to check the time and look at the wrong wrist you remind yourself to ...

Sitting straight all the time is harmful, you shouldn't be doing that! It's putting too much stress on your back. We humans are built to stand up most of the time and sitting in a chair is artificial for our bodies. You're slouching not because you forget to sit straight, but because your body tries to ease unnecessary tension. Please take a look at this ...

I have recently set up a makeshift desk that goes across my recumbent bike. I've never had a recumbent bike before and never liked them - but I love working while riding it because there is no "bouncing" like when I walk on a treadmill....and apparently it's really good for your posture vs. sitting in a chair or even on a ball. The bike I got was about ...

I'm a programmer myself so I share you concern. There are different setups that you can have for your seat, chair, table, keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. The most important thing is to pay attention to keep your back and neck straight and aligned. This is very important. Whenever our work involves sitting in front of the computer all day, we get so ...