Posture Exercises Will Help You Improve Your Posture.
Are you worried about having bad posture someday?
Since the dawn of computer technology, people show the tell-tale signs of losing good posture at such a young age.
Why does that happen?
There are other bad posture-enforcing activities that we do, aside from sitting in front of the computer for long hours at a time. This often requires bending and curving the back forward. Subsequently, chest muscles become tight and back muscles overstretched in the upper body. The reason why hip and lower back problems develop is because of muscles like quads and hamstrings that tighten up.It is strongly advised that you see a doctor first to make sure there are no serious conditions before you do these exercises.
Now is the perfect time to check on how you see yourself and how you regard others. Have a friend take photos of you standing front-on and another side-on to the camera. While standing, don't make an effort to straighten up -what we are trying to determine here is what your real posture looks like. Draw a line from the nose through the center down to the floor or a plumb line on the front-on picture, and then on the side-on picture, draw a line from the ear through the side of the body down to the floor.
The features to look for are the following:
* How is your head positioned? Leaning too far forward or maybe on one side?
* Where are your shoulders? Are they curing in forward or perhaps one is lower than the other?
* Where are the hips? Are they level, or perhaps one is higher or maybe they thrust forward too much?
* What about your back? Is it flat and generally curved forward?
* Are your feet sloping outwards? Or inwards? If this is the case, you need to have this checked with a podiatrist.
How can you remedy this? Here we have three simple exercises for posture improvement.
1. For your head & upper back: While standing straight, pull your shoulder-blades downwards for immediate relief from neck strain and shoulder muscle pains. Do these everyday for as many times as you like and your posture will improve eventually.
2. For Lower Back:Try stretching your hamstrings – all you need to do is throw your leg up on a chair, place hands either side on the chair and lean forward. If you cannot get your head to within 1/3 meter from your knee, you have very tight hamstrings which are a big problem for posture.
3. For Your Core Strength: Called the “Hundreds”: Lie on your back on the floor, raise your head and shoulder blades so it is not touching the floor. Then raise your legs at an angle of 45 degrees. With your arms straight, pump it up and down until you reach to a count of 100.
And do the oldest trick in the book, take care of your body. Be aware of how you sit and don't let yourself slouch on the chair. Hold your head high while walking and don't look down. Get doing these posture exercises and they will help you improve your posture. You're going to look good and feel great inside and out.
Pamela White is a qualified and experienced Pilates exercises and posture exercises tips and techniques to help you feel great and improve your posture.
