15-Minute Better Posture Workout
This 15-minute posture workout is perfect for anyone who sits in front of a computer for most of their day, or behind the wheel of a car, or for those who are finding their shoulders are rolling forward with age.
My 15-minute better posture workout is a go-to for anyone who sits at a desk.
You see, when we sit and stare at a screen we tend to poke our chin forward (the pros call this forward head posture), roll our pelvis’s forward and slouch our upper backs.
Not cool for the neck, shoulders, hips, back and spine.
Even those of us with the best intentions will roll into the this bad-boy posture at least a dozen times throughout the day.
And, then there’s those of us who drive.
The car is one place a lot of people don’t think about their posture in.
However if you drive everyday, even if it’s only to the store and back, over the course of a year this will add up to a lot of chronic stress to the neck, shoulders, back and hips.
And finally, bad posture can also pop up into our lives when we are innocently out and about walking.
In fact I see this type of posture a lot.
People walking around and leading with their chin, while rounding their upper back.
When I see this I have to forcibly restrain myself from going to that person and physically pulling their shoulders back.
Whatever camp you are a part of this little better posture workout will help straighten you out.
15-Minute Better Posture Workout
- Keep your ears in line with your shoulders
- Uncross those legs and, instead, place both feet on the ground when seated
- Pull back your shoulder blades, but not too strict. You don’t want to be too rigid.
- If you have a hard time maintaining good posture when seated try using a lumbar support pillow.
- If seated for long periods, get up and move every 20-minutes.
- Sneak in exercise where ever and whenever you can. Immobility is the worse thing you can do for your posture.
