You see them all over the Purdue University campus — students, staff and faculty alike all slumped over their smartphones, hunching over their tablets and craning their necks over their laptop ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to "stand up straight" and "put your shoulders back." She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I'm only 17.

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to “stand up straight” and “put your shoulders back.” She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I’m only 17.

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Health reporter Kim Schewitz felt deeply uncool doing exercises to fix her posture as a teen. Then, she realized it was becoming a "glow up" hack.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to "stand up straight" and "put your shoulders back." She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I'm only 17.