Ways to Good Posture Maintenance

1. Ways to Good Posture Maintenance Your body position while standing, walking, sitting, and sleeping defines your body posture. A good posture doesn’t just have health benefits but also makes you look smarter and more attractive. Imagine a beautiful and smart female, all decked up, standing next to you with a slouched back. It’s not a sight to behold!! On the other hand, an average-looking male, casually dressed, standing upright with broadened shoulders, demands your attention immediately. It’s not the looks or the way you’re dressed but the way you present yourself that matters, and your body posture speaks volumes about you. Exercises and personal training sessions not just help you stay fit and healthy but work on improving your posture too. Personal trainers at Footscray ensure that bad postures don’t hamper your strength, flexibility, and balance. Why is Good Posture Important? A good posture has more to it than looks and attraction. It helps maintain the body’s balance, decreasing the risk of falling time and again; makes the muscles flexible; allows us to feel stronger; helps align the skeletal system; and many more. A good posture helps align all three curves of the spine, i.e. the curve of the neck, the mid back, and the lower back, saving us from excruciating back pain. It also keeps the back stronger, helping avoid the stiffening of the curves and the joints. It even helps the body extract nutrition faster from the consumed food, enhances digestion; makes breathing better and deeper; and increases self-awareness. We become more conscious of how we sit, stand, and walk as the body naturally learns to correct its posture. Improving Demeanour

2. The body needs to maintain a perfect dynamic (while on the move) and a static (while not on the move) posture, as the pose needs to cater to the spine and maintain the overall balance. There are a few pointers to help maintain a perfect posture in general. The personal training sessions help you achieve these as per your body requirements. 1.Maintaining a healthy weight is the key to good posture, as overweight people often are unable to stand for long. The extra flab on their stomach exerts too much pressure on their pelvis, spine, and legs leading to unbearable pain. With time the de-shaped body suffers from weak muscles and knee joints. 2.The next goal must be staying active. Never stay in the same position for too long. Keep moving and stretching your body in short time intervals. This helps the muscles relax and makes the daily chores like picking things, bathing babies, washing dishes, cooking, cleaning, etc., easy-peasy. 3.A consistent effort at exercising can take you a long way. Any form of exercise would help you keep your back straight and upright. Moreover, it increases flexibility and endurance. These also would take care of your core strength and build muscle mass. 4.Stay comfortable at all times, whether it’s your clothing or shoes. Tight clothes change your posture as your body struggles in them. On the other hand, high- heeled shoes make you walk differently and can throw you off balance. All this is deleterious for the posture. Improving the Standing Position •Stand straight and tall. •Shift your weight on your heels. •Never use heels in daily activities. •Let your hands hang by your sides. •Keep the knees straight. •Keep the head straight and tuck in your chin. •Try not to stand with open legs. •Breathe in and gently squeeze your belly button.

3. Improving the Sitting Position •Sit upright with a straight back; never slouch. •Keep your feet flat; never cross them. •Keep your chin parallel to the floor. •Rest your forearms on the table, keeping your head and shoulders back. •Regularly change your position. •Take frequent walks. •Stretch your body. •Stretch your neck at short intervals to avoid ‘text neck. •Place the elbows close to the torso. •Align your ears to your collarbone. Improving the Sleeping Position •Use back supports like neck pillows and towels for spine support. •Keep your back straight. •Never recline on long drives. •Keeping a straight neck. •Use posture-friendly props. •Stretch at the red lights. •Switch off your vehicle, giving your feet time to breathe. Improving the Driving Position •Choose a hard mattress. •Try not to hug your knees. •Place a pillow between your knees. •Place a pillow under your head to align it with the spine. •Sleep without a pillow if you sleep on your back. •Avoid sleeping on your stomach. Exercise consistently

4. Many exercises can help you learn and maintain the right posture. They help reduce the stress caused by the wrong posture and relax the muscles. Personal training sessions teach bridge pose, mountain pose, child pose, various planks, several stretches, and exercises that not just help in improving posture but also keep weight issues at bay. These sessions also help in increasing mobility, flexibility, and core strength, making up for a healthy lifestyle. Position yourself the right way Personal training sessions help make your life better by helping you look into your postural issues and then guiding you toward the right way of dynamically and statically positioning yourself. Gift your body grace and beauty enhanced by correct postures. Read more: https://law-less.org/ways-to-good-posture-maintenance/