Tag: posture

Posture and back pain; here are some exercises that can help you feel better.

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Posture and back pain; here are some exercises that can help you feel better. Back pain has been medicalized with costly and sometimes disastrous results. As many of our patients already know, We not only diagnose and treat their problems to help them feel better, but we also expect them to do certain exercises to train and maintain better functional postures. It is not helpful to yell at your children when they slouch because they may have mechanical reasons for doing so.   Exercises alone may not also resolve their problems if they are poorly understood which is why patients seek Read More »

If you want better posture, here is a shoulder workout from Runners World Magazine that can help.

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If you want better posture, here is a shoulder workout from Runners World Magazine that can help. Posture is vitally important for runners.   It affects our wellbeing even if you are someone who sits at a desk all day. Improving posture begins from the ground up.  One of the easiest ways is to wear foot orthotics which levels the hips and improves the way you stand.   A strong core is also important, especially the posterior chain and the fascia that surrounds it. Sure, you can cheat by wearing one of those posture braces but this is a temporary low-cost fix Read More »

How Kettlebell Workouts Can Improve Your Posture, a guest post

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How Kettlebell Workouts Can Improve Your Posture, a guest post by Kettlebell Kings In today’s society, it is easy to fall victim to poor posture, whether it’s from sitting at a desk all day or a sedentary lifestyle on the weekends. The good news is that slumped shoulders and a curved or hunched back can be improved through regular exercise with a kettlebell. Kettlebell training can help strengthen the muscles that are causing you to slump over in your chair. There are several muscle groups in the body that effect posture and by working these areas through kettlebell movements and Read More »

Why your feet are the Foundation for better posture.

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Why your feet are the foundation for better posture. Is there a secret to developing better posture? Standing up straight intentionally does not work for long, especially when you are distracted during the day.  Performing constant exercises to strengthen the muscles in the upper back can be a waste of time and effort if your body mechanics are working against you. Brian Rothbart, DPM, a podiatric researcher in the 1990’s developed an engineering model that demonstrated that feet that toe out and fall in will cause the upper body to do the same, which is horrible for posture.   A forward-leaning or Read More »

How to improve posture for men

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How to improve posture for men Why do some of us slouch while others have wonderful posture? Many of us have probably heard our parents yelling at us to stop slouching.  Others go to the gym incessantly to improve the way they look and feel and to improve their overall posture. Unfortunately, many of the exercises men do in the gym for the abdominals and for the shoulders have the effect of pulling them forward when done unevenly, resulting in shoulders that roll forward, decreased flexibility in the shoulder girdle, and a neck and back that is chronically tight. Shoulders Read More »