Bad Posture: Does Your Shadow Send A Shiver Up Your Spine?Bad posture is seen as a curse and something you should avoid. Has your partner or a close friend commented on your posture?I guess, you weren’t too happy to hear it, because it feels like a judgement on your character.
Do you feel you can trust this person? Are they strong, dependable or honest? If someone close to you thinks you have bad posture, what assumptions are other people making of you? However, you shouldn't feel in a minority. If you randomly ask one hundred adults about how they feel about their posture, around 80% would say theirs was bad. So What Can You Do About Bad Posture?Now here's an interesting observation. We assume that to correct bad posture, all we have to do is to stand or sit straighter, or in other words, do something with a bit more effort and all is well. Once we have made this effort we are confident our posture is again right – whilst we remember to do it.
Now, surely if we knew what good posture was - we would already have it!So, if you feel you have bad posture, it's probably down to something you're doing to pull yourself out of shape. So to correct it, you just have to stop doing whatever it is that isn’t helping. As a teacher of The Alexander Technique , I find that most adults are 'pulling down', that is, they're tightening muscles they don’t need to be using. Other muscles then need to resist this pull down to keep them upright. When they try to correct their poor posture by 'doing something', such as trying to stand straight, they do it by tightening the muscles already struggling against the other muscles pulling them down! This leads to even more tension in the body. Exercises to correct poor posture will actually make your problem worse, as they re-enforce the poor habit of using too much effort. Your muscles should work in a coordinated way and shouldn't be targeted individually in an attempt to correct a problem with the whole body. Check your body now. Are you pulling yourself down into your chair? Can you get a sense of the chair underneath you and let it push you up? If you think you have poor posture, check if you're doing something that could be pulling you down, If you're not sure, try this quick posture tip it's very easy to do and can make a big difference. When you can stop doing the things that pull you out of shape, it's like taking off the brake and letting your body find it’s own natural, effortless upright posture. Better still, find an Alexander Technique teacher and let them show you how life can be so much easier. If you cannot find a teacher in your area you might like to try my program - see below. Correct Your Bad Posture Without Exercise 
You may think that to correct bad posture, you'll need to use exercise. However, would you believe that not one study has ever shown exercise to be an effective way to improve posture My step-by-step guide (including 10 short videos) will show you to achieve your birthright of an effortless, upright posture with my easy-to-follow techniques. There are no exercises involved and many take only a minute to practice. The techniques can be used on the train, in your car, at the office or even whilst participating in your sport. For more information please click here. It is a PDF file so you can download it now and begin right away.
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