This is how a normal human stands versus how I stand:
(pink lines indicate the natural tilt of of my spine and pelvis and my shaky drawing hand)
While this stance makes the most of my considerable rear assets, it's not exactly beneficial to the spine and creates a lot of lower back pain. When I walk or stand for any length of time, especially on hard surfaces, my entire skeleton protests - sometimes strongly. To compensate, I'm supposed to suck in my abs and tilt my midsection forward (chest and hips up and out. What am I, a personification of the Earth Mother?). Walking around with a constant pelvic thrust feels incredibly awkward to me, but from the outside, it just looks normal.
That's right - I have to do extra work to look normal. Surprised? No? Hmmmmm...
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