Three Words to Improve Your Posture

October 15, 2010 admin 4 comments

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Hi,

Do you know what the three words to improve your posture are?

Judging by the way that most people walk and sit, I would guess that you might not know them.

They are “stick em up”.

Now what comes to mind when you hear those words. Some gangster type trying to rob someone.

So if a gangster says this to you what do you do? You immediately stick your hands up in the air straight over your head.

Doing this simple exercise a few times a day will help improve your posture greatly.

Most of us sit all day at a desk doing paperwork or typing on the computer.

We drive in our cars with our shoulders hunched forward.

We eat our meals with a relaxed and rounded back.

Over a lifetime of doing this you can see the results. Rounded backs. Forward slumping shoulders. Neck tilted forward which causes the head to lean down. Then we have to compensate so we can see where we are going, so we tilt the head back.

This helps keep tension on your neck and shoulders all day long.

So how can stick em up work?

Try this exercise. Stand up against a wall, with your butt, upper back and head touching the wall.

Your heels should be just a few inches away from the wall.

Now raise your hands over your head and touch your wrists, elbows and shoulders to the wall.

Slide your arms down the wall keeping everything in contact with the wall. Slide them back up again like when the gangster tells you to stick em up.

If you are like most, you will find it hard to keep everything in contact with the wall.

As you keep doing this, you will find your posture improving. Your back will be straighter, your shoulders pulled back and your neck will realign itself.

If you are having a lot of trouble doing this, then you can do this lying down on the floor.

Just pretend the floor is the wall and do the same thing. Your heels will be touching the floor also.

As you do this, you will find that your elbows or wrists might come off of the floor. When you feel this happening, just stop there and relax for 30 seconds. Let gravity help you stretch out.

Whenever you start feeling tension in your neck and shoulders, just remember those three words to improve your posture and help relax your upper body muscles.

Thanks,

Mike Val

PS. Some of you may have noticed I am not posting 5 days a week. I am cutting down to 3 times a week for now and possibly less in the future.

I am working on a lifestyle program that is designed to easily help you acquire the body you want.

The problem is that I don’t have time to post every day and work on this program also. So the posting has to give for now. Hope you understand.