Our posture plays a huge role in our overall personality. Good posture can not only make you stand out from the crowd but also keeping you fit. A lot of times we unconsciously sit or stand in a bad posture which eventually becomes a habit and causes back problems later in life, but small changes and conscious effort in maintaining your posture can make you look more elegant, confident and help you avoid back problems in future.
Let’s have a look at the benefits of good posture and some tips to improve the same.
First lets see what are the right postures and what are the wrong ones!
What are the benefits of having a Good Posture?
- It prevents back muscle fatigue.
- It prevents backache, neckache, and muscular pain.
- Avoids passive ligament overload.
- It correctly aligns your joints and bones and increases muscle efficiency.
- It minimizes joint stress.
The following benefits contribute to your enhanced confidence making an individuals personality more appealing.
The wrong posture
Tips for correct sitting posture
- Move your chair as close to your work as possible to avoid leaning and reaching.
- Push your hips as far back as they can go in the chair.
- Always adjust the seat height so that your feet are flat on the floor
- The knees should be at a height equal to, or slightly lower than, your hips.
- Adjust the back of the chair to a reclined angle say 100°-110°.
- Make sure your upper and lower back are supported properly.
- Inflatable cushions or small pillows can be used if necessary.
- Adjust the armrests so that your shoulders are relaxed.
- If you have an adjustable back mechanism on your chair, use it to make frequent position changes.
Tips for correct standing posture
- One should stand tall!
- Extend the head directly up ensuring the chin is tucked in.
- Avoid tilting your head forward, backward, or sideways.
- Earlobes to be in line with the middle of your shoulders.
- Keep shoulders back, knees, and back straight.
- Let your arms hang naturally down the sides of the body
- Slowly draw in your core stomach muscles. Avoid tilting your pelvis forward.
- Avoid locking the knees
- Ensure your feet’ arches are in the normal position.
- Always stand with weight balanced over the centre of your feet.
- Always stand with your feet slightly apart (shoulder-width).
- When standing for a long duration, shift your weight from one foot to the other, or stand walk stand at regular intervals and place your weight from your front to back foot.
Now that you know how easy it is to maintain your posture, you also know how easy it will be to follow these tips! good posture will make you look taller and more confident and will definitely help you stand out in a crowded room!
We hope these tips helped you in identifying what is it that you were doing wrong and how you could fix it!
