Ways of correcting posture

Proper Posture – Happy Life

We usually develop our improper posture while we are still children. Then, it does not represent a specific problem. However, later in life, our curved back and bending shoulders can cause more pain and problems than we were ever able to perceive during our careless days of youth. Thus, you need to take good care of maintaining a proper posture before too late.

Keeping a correct posture can prove to be more than beneficial for those whose daily work involves sitting in front of a computer or similar, static actions. Here, proper posture can increase your endurance, and remove any back, spine or neck pain you might be experiencing, protecting your muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments, all at the same time, making you feel lesstired.

The most endangered group when it comes to proper posture are obese people, women who “enjoy” wearing high heels and people whose line of work involves maintaining unnatural body positions for long periods of time.

How Can One Correct His or Her Posture?

Before you start making corrections, you need to know that your posture did not become improper overnight. Therefore, correction will take time, and you will need to be patient in order to persevere and achieve long term benefits of your posturemetamorphosis.

While sitting in front of the computer, make sure your legs are bent at the knees, forming a 90 degree angle. The same position goes for your forearms and elbows. Keep your back straight and your shoulders wide apart. Do not bend your upper body and neck so as to read the text from the screen. Rather, either increase the font, or use some of many zoom applications available. Finally, make breaks often. They do not need to be long, but should be frequent nonetheless.

When you are standing, make sure your shoulders and knees are straight, with your earlobes being above the shoulders. Do not slouch and pay close attention to your abdominal area keeping it tight.

Once you get to bed, use medium thickness pillows which you will place beneath your head only. While sleeping, ensure your back is curved the right way and do not bend it excessively, assuming a fetal position. Sleeping on your sides is best for maintaining correct posture.

Perform these small changes in your daily habits and you will notice how you gradually feel better and healthier. Also, your confidence will rise, both in your eyes and the eyes of people around you, since proper posture speaks much about your attitude and personality. So, wait no longer, start maintaining your healthy posture right now.