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You may be surprised to know this, but "sitting" is a posture which is far more exhausting and unnatural than "standing" for human beings. The stress level caused by "sitting" is said to be 1.4 times larger than that caused by "standing." The backbone of a standing human body forms an S-shape when viewed from the side through a fluoroscope, while that of a sitting human body forms a C-shape. The S-shaped backbone functions as a spring, protecting the body from physical stress and dispersing strain imposed on the intervertebral discs. On the other hand, in the C-shaped backbone, strain concentrates on a particular part of the intervertebral discs. When you are seated, comfort is produced because your legs and knees are relived from strain, but your hip contrarily is placed under strain. The ideal sitting posture is "being seated as if standing." RECARO seats born from integration of ergonomics and orthopedics have realized the ideal performance expected for car seats.