Most People Try The Wrong Way To Unshrimp Their Posture (Here’s How To Do It Better)

Many people try to correct posture by pulling the shoulders back and tucking in the chin, but that doesn’t work. Happily, there is a way that does! Kinesiologist Kyle Waugh demonstrates:

Defying gravity

The trick is simple, and is about how maintaining good posture needs to be unconscious and natural, not forced. After all, who is maintaining singular focus for 16 waking hours a day?

Instead, pay attention to how the body relates to gravity without excessive muscle tension, aligning the (oft-forgotten!) hips, and maintaining balance. The importance of hip position is really not to be underestimated, since in many ways the hips are a central axis of the body just as the spine is, and the spine itself sits in the hips.

A lot of what holds the body in poor posture tends to be localized muscle tensions, so address those with stretches and relaxation exercises.

For a few quick tests and exercises to try, enjoy:

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