It is unlikely that a person will tolerate the unpleasant sensations involved in changing long held habits of body and mind if they are not aware of the benefits to be gained. The purpose of this article is to describe these benefits. The quality of a person’s habitual posture has an effect on the length that viscoelastic body tissues such as tendons, ligaments, and fascias must be stretched to before forces applied to them will transfer to a bone*. This has significant cons