For many North Americans, Wednesday is known as 'Hump Day' - that is, the middle of the working week.
But for many, every day is hump day, in that we spend it hunched over our desks, staring at our computers.
In an effort to help you get over the hump, CitySeen caught up with 'stretch therapist' Chris Watts. 'Most humps [kyphosis in medical terminology] are what we refer to as functional, that is you develop them over weeks and months due to poor posture, lack of strength in the spine, poor mechanics of movement and not looking in the mirror enough,' he says.
So what to do?
'To begin with, learn to recognise you have 'the hump'. Try to catch it early if you can. Consciously, you have to start to think tall and try to be as tall as you can, sitting and standing.
'Also a quick and easy tip; place a finger on your breast bone, breathe in to raise the bone two or three centimetres and lock it in place. Do it as often as you can. This trick will significantly reduce the pressure on your mid back.'