Think Crafts Blog – Craft Ideas and Projects – CreateForLess

By Crafts-a lot Contributor, Mable who is an avid reader of craft blogs & magazines and has aspirations to improve her crafting skills.

I think a good, solid crafting session lasts at least an hour. A crafting afternoon is fun and stress relieving and is my favorite thing to do! I’ve noticed between my office job and my crafting hobbies, I’m sitting a lot.  And I feel old saying this but my lower back was starting to feel that. I wanted something to help with the back pain and relieve back stiffness. My co-worker suggested, The Gypsy Sit Upon.

I have to be honest; I was a bit surprised with the Sit Upon when I first saw it. It’s a purple, plastic pillow with nubs on the top. It measures 13″ across and 2″ thick. When you first sit down on it, you lean side to side because of the pliable plastic and air pockets. You actually have to use your muscles to sit up straight. It feels similar to balancing on an exercise ball, but you don’t have to worry about rolling over! The box said it helps to relieve back pain and fatigue by strengthening core muscles and improving posture. The nubs keep your chair cool and the description said that it helps improve blood circulation.

After a few days of sitting on the Sit Upon, I noticed some sore muscles. Muscles I didn’t even know I needed to sit up straight. So I knew it was strengthening my core, which lead to sitting up straighter. I didn’t notice how much I slumped over my desk until I was up higher! After a week on the Sit Upon my back was considerably less stiff after a crafting afternoon and now I take it to work with me to use in front of my computer. My back pain has never been unbearable, just sitting at lengths made me stiff and sore. Once you get used to it, you will start to notice a difference.