Sitting for hours can cause the so-called “office bum” - according to experts, the phenomenon poses health risks and can result in chronic pain throughout the body. In more serious cases, “dead butt syndrome, also known as buttock amnesia, can develop.
A sedentary lifestyle reduces the firmness of the buttocks, resulting in a flat buttocks. Anyone who is not particularly active outside of everyday office life and does not exercise their glutes runs the risk of suffering from the phenomenon, especially in combination with poor nutrition. An expert explains where the phenomenon comes from and how it can be avoided.