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"Would you like to be a little tougher at the office? Wish you didn&amp;#39;t cry at the drop of a hat? A smart, research-backed tip...\nPinterestFacebookWant to toughen up mentally and physically at work? No, don&amp;#39;t bare your back as the photo above suggests (giggle), but do focus on your posture. Having good posture is terrific for overall health, but a brand new study indicates that sitting up straight can also help you be tougher.\nAccording to researchers at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, having &amp;quot;dominant&amp;quot; posture (sticking your chest out a bit, and keeping your chin up) actually decreases your sensitivity to pain, makes you feel more in control and able to tolerate stressful situations.\nBased on previous research, the experts suggest that adopting a powerful, expansive posture rather than constricting your body, &amp;quot;may also lead to elevated testosterone, which is associated with increased pain tolerance, and decreased cortisol, which may make the experience less stressful.&amp;quot;\nSo interesting, and a further reminder that we do have the power to control how stress affects us.\nDo you try to keep good posture at work? Are you sitting up straight right now?\nMore reading:\nThe best at-work look for your body type...\nWork and ... work out! She made her own treadmill desk!\nNews for those who sit all day: The cure for a flat butt!\n__\nMore Ways to Get Glamour:__\nNEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard!\nVisit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10!\nDownload Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;#39;s now part of your subscription plan!\nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! \nFollow us on Twitter. \nPhoto: istock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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