Hopefully this will help someone out..
This will get you the results you want much faster. (Unless you already have perfect posture)
I didn't even see myself as having bad posture, I thought that it was just the way I was built. I thought I was a stocky guy, and turns out, im not stocky at all. It was my posture. The thing is, so many people have bad posture in the U.S., that people with rounded shoulders and improper gait really don't really stand out. Its normal.
I started reading about posture correction and realized that all postural problems, if you are otherwise healthy, comes from muscle weakenesses, and the resulting imbalances. When you have bad posture for years, your muscles sort of "set" in that position, and certain muscles tighten (for me, chest, calves and hamstrings) to compensate. But you
can reverse it..
Look around at people walking around on the street, most people (at least in NY) walk with their head
leaning forward and their feet pointing outwards. This is because their neck and back muscles are weak from slumping at the desk so it hurts to keep their head up. They can't keep their legs straight because the abductor/aductor muscles, glutes and hamstrings are weak and unused. If they were to try and walk with correct posture, it would be a stenuous workout. Bad posture isn't just how you stand/sit/walk, its a condition.
Work your toes
One area that is almost always overlooked in fitness is foot strength and toe flexibility. Most people in the U.S. have horribly deformed feet from wearing shoes that dont allow the toes to stretch out and get worked. I've just realized now how neccessary strong toes are for not only correct posture, but strong and flexible legs. Another reason people walk with their feet pointed outwards is because their three smallest toes are weak and deformed. They basically walk on their heel and big toe. This is horribly wrong and everyone does it.
Walk barefoot in your house and observe your toes, are the smaller toes even being used? Do they buckle when you try and balance on them? The truth is, your toes are supposed to be spread out, and function independantly, like fingers and be able to support your lean from any angle. Every toe is supposed to help you balance and keep you from falling forward. Now picture for a second if your toes were all comparably strong. Imagine if they were all in contact with the ground, and you pushed off every toe with each step. They wouldn't act as stubs that help you balance, they would be what you balance on. A person with strong toes will walk completely differently and all those leg muscles that never get worked all of a sudden must be used to walk.
Weak toes make it impossible to have correct posture.
Truth is the experience of having correct posture is something few know in the U.S. and it really is a whole new world. You have all this energy, your mood is brighter, you can feel your blood circulating, your
digestive system works better, you can breathe easily, you have less pains... the list goes on and on. Take my word for it, I went through it. If you are out of shape, plan your workout around correcting your posture.
I suggest reading up on it.
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