Posture Support Is Just One of Many Ways to Improve Bad Posture
Who wants to grow old looking like a little old lady–crouched over and unable to stand straight? No one. The bad posture that begins in our thirties or sometimes ever earlier with forward head and rounded shoulders, is not just unflattering, it can develop into a condition known as hyperkyphosis, or forward head posture. We have written about the health problems associated with forward health posture elsewhere in this blog.
If you’re looking to improve bad posture, give yourself a pat on the back. Improving your posture will not just make you look taller and more confident, reversing bad posture can increase your energy and well-being immensely. Here are four ways to improve posture throughout the day without spending any great lengths of time.
1. Adapt posture supportive daily habits . One of the greatest influences on posture is how you sit, stand, and move throughout the day. If you sit a lot, educate yourself on proper sitting habits. Here is a helpful video on proper desk posture.
2. Do corrective posture exercises. Learning proper office posture and integrating active sitting and corrective posture exercises in your daily routine will go a long way towards reversing bad posture.
3. Consider using a posture support brace. While not a panacea in and of itself, a posture brace can be a great reminder to sit and stand straight.
4. Do reverse stretching to reshape bad posture. This is one of the most overlooked ways to improve posture. In reverse stretching, you put your body in the opposite shape of your habitual holding patterns. If you stay in the position for 5-10 minutes, you’ll gradually begin to reshape the connective tissue that keeps you locked into a bad posture.
In our next post, we’ll review some of the different types of fitness equipment for reverse stretching.
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