Sit Up Straight

"""Pham and O'Connell enthusiastically argue that good posture and simple daily exercises can help people take control of their health. No fancy equipment required....Full of good and clear tips and wisdom."" --Booklist ""A wonderful book...As a trainer, I'm all about having fun. But you can't have fun if you're in pain. Sit Up Straight is a mobility map that steers us away from pain and closer to our best self. Read it! Your body will thank you!"" --Kaisa Keranen, founder of Just Move, frequently seen in such magazines as Vogue, Shape, and Self ""Extremely valuable. You'll discover in his book plenty of movement secrets."" --Javier Hernandez, striker for LA Galaxy, and Mexico's all-time leading goal scorer ""Keeping your body in good alignment and health not only allows you to move freely but helps all the intricate systems in your body work in harmony. Vinh is a movement expert who'll teach you new things...Read his book now and you'll be reaping the rewards years from now.' --Fai Khadra, artist ""My body was wrecked after four seasons of shooting Into the Badlands.... In just four sessions Vinh 'fixed' me! Besides the amazing treatment, what I appreciated is that he gave me exercises I could take home to, literally, get me straight. You may not be a martial artist or even a high-level athlete, but I can guarantee that you're doing something in your daily routine that isn't good for your body....Sit Up Straight teaches you how to 'futureproof.'"" --Daniel Wu, Executive Producer and star of AMC's Into the Badlands ""The kind of twisting that athletes must do to win snowboarding medals isn't possible without maximum flexibility. Your movement goals may not involve competing at the X Games, but if you want to understand how your body works and how you can make it work for you in the future, read Vinh's book."" --Chloe Kim, World, Olympic, and X Games Halfpipe Champion ""This book asks you to get honest with yourself about the daily toll you're taking on your body....Sit Up Straight isn't just for the slouchers among us. It's an insight-filled manual for anyone with muscles and joints--yes, that's all of us--who wants to remain pain-free. Integrating this daily into your life can make a big difference!"" --Chris Mohr, PhD, RD, co-owner of well-being consulting company Mohr Results, Inc. ""This book can dramatically affect the person you'll be years from now. Vinh delivers quick and effective movements that won't take much time and can easily be implemented into anyone's work week. He helps you better understand posture, tension, and why achieving certain positions with the body can be so helpful. So...sit up straight and get moving!"" --Jen Esquer, DPT, ranked as one of the best physical therapy trainers on Instagram by Shape Magazine and cohost of The Optimal Body Podcast ""Vinh calls on us to move and feel better--to recognize that good health and agile movement are our birthright."" --Kelly Starrett, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming a Supple Leopard ""Sit Up Straight offers a lot more than the admonition in the title. (Spoiler alert: Your mom wasn't wrong.) Its posture-improving exercises show you where you lack mobility and stability, giving you valuable tools to fix the problems you have and prevent the ones you're at risk of developing."" --Lou Schuler, National Magazine Award-winning journalist, former fitness director at Men's Health, and author of The New Rules of Lifting ""I've spent years testing myself in endurance events and founding Spartan competitions, which has given me an appreciation of the rare few who know how the body works and can offer tips that will make recovery happen sooner. Vinh Pham is one of those with 'the knowledge.' Listen to him. He'll save you from pain, and help you push past what you thought were your limits."" --Joe De Sena, New York Times bestselling author of Spartan UP! and Executive Producer of NBC's Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge ""Performing at a high level in the gym--or just getting through life without pain--is about more than just willing yourself to finish. It's about understanding how body part A works with body part B. No one knows that better than Vinh. His book is a roadmap to a life of no limitations."" --Ron Boss Everline, Entrepreneur and Fitness Trainer ""This book could change your life. Sit Up Straight is full of straight talk about what sitting for hours at a time does to our bodies. Vinh's special gift as a globally recognized physical therapist has always been knowing, at a deep level, how the body works. He may even know your body better than you do.... If you're always feeling that ache or twinge and don't know where to even start, Vinh is your guy!"" --Kayla Itsines, co-creator of workout app Sweat and named by Time magazine as one of the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet"