“Oumph,” my friend Randel LaBrum groaned as he moved from the back to the front of his chair. “I’ve sunk so low in this chair it’s hard to get up.” Like many of us, letting out a groan, sigh or grunt ...

Experts weigh in on the sounds we make when we bend over, stand up and sit down. By Jancee Dunn When my daughter was a toddler, she often imitated the long groan I made when I bent down. It was both ...