Improve Your Posture with 6 Easy Exercises!
Improve your posture today! Here are 6 easy exercises that will make you look taller, feel taller, and look better overall!
1. Shoulder Blade Squeezes: While sitting or standing tall, imagine placing a tennis ball in between your shoulder blades and squeeze together. Hold for 5 seconds, repeat 10 times.
2. Shoulder External Rotation: This requires an exercise band. Place your arms by your side. Bend your elbows to 90 degrees. With your plams facing up, and the exercise band in your hands, pull the exercise band away from your midline. Keep your elbows firmly close to your side. This is not a very large movement. This is excellent for posture and shoulder stabilization. Repeat 10 times.
3. Goal Post stretch: Stand with your back against the wall. Hold your bent arms out in a goal post formation and try to rest the back side of your bent arms against the wall. Hold for 30 seconds.
4. Chin Tucks: Sit or stand tall with your middle and lower back well supported. Move your head straight back as far as possible to bring your neck in line with the rest of your spine. Accomplish this by tucking your chin. Do not lift it! Hold for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times.
5. Shoulder circles: With your arms by your side, shrug your shoulders front to back 10 times and then back to front 10 times. Repeat 3 times with necessary rest in between.
6. Ab leans: Sit up on the edge of your chair. With good posture and a straight back, lean backwards toward the back of the chair and come back up to neutral. Repeat 10 times.
With all of these exercises. Perform 1 set to start. After the 1st week, do 2 sets, and advance to 3 sets by the 3rd week. By incorporating these exercises into your daily routine, you will start to stand taller and may even notice decreased shoulder, neck, and back pain!
