{"id":41614,"date":"2024-08-04T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T07:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flexhk.com\/2024\/08\/04\/why-its-never-too-late-to-work-on-your-posture-and-how-to-get-started-today\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T16:25:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T08:25:11","slug":"why-its-never-too-late-to-work-on-your-posture-and-how-to-get-started-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/like2say.com\/flexhk\/why-its-never-too-late-to-work-on-your-posture-and-how-to-get-started-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It’s Never Too Late to Work on Your Posture and How to Get Started Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

From our pain levels to our self-confidence, our breathing and circulation, our posture impacts far more of our body (and mind) than we think.<\/p>\n

Good posture isn\u2019t necessarily about the way we look, however studies have shown that it can not only make us more attractive to a prospective mate, it can also help us look taller and thinner! It can also boost our confidence, increase our lung capacity and help stave off injury. So why not make fixing your frame a priority and enjoy looking, feeling and functioning better.<\/p>\n

\u201cSit up straight and put your shoulders back!\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s an old adage that we\u2019ve all heard at some point, whether from parents, grandparents or teachers. And an old adage it maybe but there is considerable research behind it that proves that there is good reason to stay focused on our posture long after we\u2019ve stopped listening to our schoolteachers. <\/i><\/p>\n

Also Read:\u00a0<\/b>The Perils of Poor Posture in Puberty<\/a><\/p>\n

Hello good posture, goodbye aches and pains<\/b><\/p>\n

While we may get distracted by the way good posture can make us look, the impacts of good posture (and bad) are far more significant on our bodies\u2019 inner workings than we think.<\/p>\n

Good posture not only improves the appearance, it can help stave off a lifetime of aches and pains caused by postural misalignment, many the result of an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, shoulders hunched and head and neck craned intently over a screen for hours on end.<\/p>\n

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The list of injuries, niggles, aches and pains caused by poor posture is endless. Muscle spasms in the lower back, chronic neck pain, persistent headaches, poor lung capacity \u2013 all may be attributed to the way we hold our body.<\/p>\n

Good posture, on the other hand, has the ability to prevent and or rectify almost all of the conditions listed above and has many more benefits that may not be immediately noticeable to the naked eye.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for us good posture \u2013 like poor posture \u2013 is habit forming.<\/p>\n

Pilates and the journey to better posture. <\/b><\/p>\n

Also Read:\u00a0<\/b>How I Overcame Scoliosis Back Pain Through Pilates<\/a><\/p>\n

So – How does your posture stack up when you look in the mirror or catch your reflection in the window as you\u2019re walking by?<\/p>\n

Do you see someone with rounded shoulders and hunched shoulders and neck?<\/p>\n

Does your belly stick out at the front causing your lower back to arch in response?<\/p>\n

Do your knees knock together when you walk?<\/p>\n

Does your head hang forward like you\u2019re craning to hear a question without even realising it?<\/p>\n

If the answer to any of the above is yes \u2013 and let\u2019s face it none of us is always perfect \u2013 then Pilates maybe the answer to your postural challenges!<\/p>\n

Learning, following and practicing the exercises developed by Joseph Pilates will not only help flatten your tummy, make you look leaner and longer and build your lung capacity, this century-old sequence of exercises and movements will work to gently elongate the muscles by creating space between the joints that become squashed by the movements of everyday life.<\/p>\n

While we won\u2019t delve too deep into the detail here, what we will do is touch on some of the most helpful techniques from the Pilates system that will give you more freedom of movement, help correct the alignment of your spine, realign the shoulders, lengthen the neck and put your pelvis in a neutral supporting position.<\/p>\n

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The Posture Checklist: practice makes perfect<\/b><\/p>\n

Also Read:<\/b>\u00a0Five Easy Steps To Better Posture (no more texting neck!)<\/a><\/p>\n

Every single Pilates exercise works to\u00a0correct posture<\/a>, according to Flex Studio founder, Heather Thomas. However, she says it\u2019s all about the journey not the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of the journey to better posture begins with mental focus,\u201d Heather says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may seem silly at the beginning but start by thinking yourself taller and leaner, get in touch with how your body moves in space and learn how to better control it to improve your inner and outer health.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the key to getting the most out of your workouts and to changing your body (and mind) at the same time!\u201d<\/p>\n

For those of you ready to embark on the powerful path to good posture, Heather has put together a little cheat sheet to get you started.<\/p>\n