posture

[clubbingirl]

i awlays catch myself slouching and i hate it. i try to sit up straight or stand up stright, but after 5 seconds, i forget.

any pointers? a friend said to squeeze ur butt when standing or to wear heels more. any others?

[stymie]

sleep on your back

[nomembername]

a friend said to squeeze ur butt

thanks for the visual

[kyleg13]

sounds weird but try doing hyperextensions at the gym. you do them on a roman chair... they look like reverse situps. That helped my brother alot with those problems.

[clubbingirl]

sleep on your back

i already do!

yeah my posture isnt terrible, but it could b better. someone else mentioned that whenever u see a pole, or anytjhing verticle - it should act as a reminder to stand up straight.

[Guest gabo]

also they say when you see a pole to take ur shirt off and start swinging from it.

[Guest onisakura]

There's this thing kinda like a bra for your back that you can wear. It kinda pulls your shoulders back, making you push your chest out. The thing that helped my posture the best was playing the violin when i was young,then doing ballet. To this day i still sit on the edge of my chair or stand in fifth position.

[xoericajadexo]

i awlays catch myself slouching and i hate it. i try to sit up straight or stand up stright, but after 5 seconds, i forget.

any pointers? a friend said to squeeze ur butt when standing or to wear heels more. any others?

Try to remember to keep your shoulders up, it helps with your posture, or balance a book on your head!

[maurizia]

Work on your abs. If they are tight and strong you should have no problems with your posture.

[linka]

As long as you have good abs, which is alot of your core strength, you should have good posture. But all it really is about is getting used to sitting/standing straight.

[fcukchris]

strengthen your abdominals and lower back muscles

[aljedynak]

I agree with sleeping on your back. I used to sleep on my stomach which really contorts your spine and I ALWAYS slouched. Since I started sleeping on my back my posture has improved.

Pilates may also help with your posture.

[Saint]

i awlays catch myself slouching and i hate it. i try to sit up straight or stand up stright, but after 5 seconds, i forget.

any pointers? a friend said to squeeze ur butt when standing or to wear heels more. any others?

Sup clubbingirl...your nickname sounds familiar, did we use to know one another? Anyhows, I tell all of my clients with this particular issue to do many things, but the first thing I tell them is to place a piece of tape on their back from the top of their smiley (buttcheek crack) to just above the shoulder blades. Every time you get out of position you will instantaneously notice it.

After this little step, I would agree with most of the people that responded to you. One basic exercise you can do is to squeeze your shoulder blades together as hard as you can for 4 seconds, relax, and repeat that several times throughout the duration of your day. This will not do much to strengthen your middle back but it will bring awareness to this area.

If you're interested in more feel free to email me at rstjames10@sprintpcs.com.

Oh yeah, and by the way, if you are the same clubbingirl that I may have known back in the SoundFactory (etc.) days, I've since then become a licensed massage therapist and NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer, so feel free to pick my brain.

Laterz.

Saint!!!