EXERCISES TO IMPROVE YOUR POSTURE

Exercises to Improve Posture 

 

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" 

Stand tall in the New Year.  Being physically active is an important part of improving your posture.  Doing the right exercises can actually decrease some of the visible symptoms of osteoporosis, improve your balance, and reduce your risk of falling.  Studies have shown that individuals with a dowager’s hump who consistently practiced a series of specific spinal exercises strengthened their spines, became more flexible, and reduced their humps over the course of a year.

Here are some exercises recommended exercises:

• Strengthen the upper back. While sitting, place hands behind your head, elbows out. Use shoulders to pull elbows back slightly. Return to sitting position.
  
• Strengthen the shoulders. Stand facing a corner, about one step away. Put your forearms up against each wall, elbows even with your shoulders. Keep your neck relaxed and chin slightly tucked. Tighten your stomach. Pinch your shoulder blades together across your back. Hold, then relax. Repeat. You can also strengthen shoulders by standing facing one wall and placing both hands flat against it above your head. Alternating arms, slide one hand down the wall to shoulder height and then up again.
  
• Use a wall for support during weight training. Standing against a wall can help keep your body aligned correctly as you lift weights (for example, bicep curls or raising arms above your head). Face forward (chin and head high), bend your knees slightly, and keep your stomach tight as you do standing exercises.
  
• Floor exercises. When you do floor exercises to strengthen your core, keep your belly button pulled in towards your spine and avoid arching your lower back or lifting your head. Learn how to use your abdominal muscles to lift and move your legs.

This is just a glimpse of the ways in which you can have healthy, strong posture despite osteoporosis.

Blessed for your highest good!


><>  Sherry Perkins
Personal Fitness Training and Certified Raindrop Therapy Practitioner
Empowered Fitness and Holistic Health
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