Good Posture: It's Not About Sitting And Standing Up Straight
Good posture is great for your health, can do wonders for your image and will prevent many aches, pains and sporting injuries. But what is the best posture? How do you know if yours is good or bad? And, more to the point, how do you get it? The good news is improving your posture requires less work than you think - more about this later. It's a myth that exercises and corrective programs, or sitting and standing up straight will do it. In fact, many of the popular ways to improve posture can make it worse. And in my opinion, they're a complete waste of time - because they do nothing to change the root cause of poor posture; habit. So What Is Good Posture?
Over the last fifteen years I have taught The Alexander Technique to thousands of people of all ages and abilities. And, if I've learnt one thing in all that time, it's that few of us know how to correct our posture. And that's because the bad habits we've learnt over the years, stop us from remembering what good posture feels like! By the way, if you want to know why I've put the picture of the building blocks on the right - it's one of the images I use with my clients. In many cases it helps people to instantly correct their posture with no effort at all! Curious? Check out my quick and simple tip to improve your posture - it only takes a minute and can make a big difference. A Good Posture Is Easier Than You ThinkOne thing stopping many people getting a better posture isthey try too hard. Good posture is NOT about standing or sitting up straight. This is just tightening your back and leg muscles and forcing yourself into a rigid position.Here's the hard truth - If you knew what correct posture was ... you would already have it! So there's no point trying to stand and sit straight. For example, compare the different sitting positions in the photographs below and click on the photo or link below to check yours.
Slouched v. Poised v. Forced sitting The ideal sitting posture (in the center) puts far less strain on the neck, shoulders and back. The 'forced' and 'slouched' postures require more muscular effort than poised sitting.
The poised sitting posture in the middle puts the least amount of strain on your muscles, bones and joints. To learn how to sit poised you will need to stop doing the things that prevent you from sitting poised. You may be surprised that some of these include conventional advice on sitting properly. To sit poised DO NOT ...
A good body shape is attained by NOT trying. How To Improve Your Posture Without Exercise 
I have written this guide (includes 10 short videos) to help you get a great posture without the need to exercise. It's based on fifteen years of teaching these proven techniques to my clients. You'll be pleased to hear it doesn't involve a single exercise! Just simple, easy-to-follow steps to get a good posture fast. In fact, you'll discover how to use less effort to stand, sit, walk and run to let your natural posture appear in days. And, I'm so confident it will work for you - I guarantee the results. For more information please click here |
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