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Simple Tips for Better Posture

Posted by oicadmin on 10/31/11 | 0 Comments | Tags: anti-aging , posture , sitting

Good posture can do wonders, from enhancing one’s appearance (and confidence) to improving overall health. Good posture helps us function well, lessens stress and strain on joints, and wards off fatigue. Ideally, developing good posture should start at an early age. Maintaining good posture means knowing what correct posture is. A lot of people are challenged by poor posture because certain lifestyles and work-related tasks involve sitting for long hours.

Better Your Sitting Posture

Good sitting posture requires that feet should be flat on the floor with the back of your buttocks against the back of the chair. You should be as upright as possible without overcompensating, and armrests of your chair should be between 70 and 90 degrees to help keep you upright. Holding a good sitting posture can help prevent lower back pain and related muscle tightness.

Better Your Standing Posture

To ensure that you have good standing posture, stand against a wall with the back of your head, shoulders, buttocks and the back of your heels touching the wall. You can maintain it by visualizing yourself as a marionette with a string on top of your head. Draw yourself up as tall as possible and be conscious of it. Proper standing posture protects your spine and guards against weakening and shortening of the muscles.

Be Aware and Start Now

Both men and women are challenged by the same posture issues and it gets harder to improve as one gets older. Years of incorrect sitting and standing make muscles shorter and weaker and you will observe that you feel easily fatigued if you stand and sit up straight for a period of time. However, as you get used to it, maintaining correct posture becomes second nature. Maintaining good posture offers many benefits in terms of appearance and muscular and skeletal health. Taking steps to correct errors in your posture now will ensure that you'll have lesser aches and pains when you get older. It is said that standing up straight makes other people perceive you as ten pounds lighter - an added bonus which many of us can hardly disregard.

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