Text neck got you down? We don't blame you -- having good posture is really important .

As this new TED-Ed video says, your posture is the "foundation for every movement your body makes." Your posture also has a lot to do with how well your body adapts to the stresses placed on it, like gravity, carrying weight and sitting in weird positions.

So it makes sense that poor posture is pretty bad news. According to the video, poor posture inflicts extra wear and tear on joints and ligaments, increases the likelihood of accidents, makes organs like your lungs less efficient --hunching over can affect your lung capacity by as much as 30 percent -- and is linked with scoliosis, tension headaches and back pain. And between looking down at computer screens at work and hunching over to stare at our phones, poor posture is on the rise.

We know, we know. Enough scary details. Let's talk about what good posture looks like. If you're someone with good posture, your vertebrae are stacked up nicely and your body should look like this from the side: