better posture
10 hours ago
I can remember my 4th grade teacher telling me that if I don’t sit up straight I’ll end up looking like a question mark. My back hunched over and struggling to hold my body up straight.
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How to have better posture
It made me
feel good
 "Learn to pull your shoulders into right position to achieve better posture."
How I did it: I learned this from a cranial-sacral therapist.
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pain free!
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emiliakaarina happy poppy
Growing a (straighter) backbone
4 days ago
I must must must find a way to do this somehow! I’ve really started to get frustrated with the way I slouch everytime I’m sitting, it’s so unattractive. (Especially since my stomach isn’t quite flat at the moment, it makes me look even more round when I’m sitting like that.) I have to start sitting up straight, even if it hurts a lot at first. :x I do not want to look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame when I’m older.
I should also start pulling my shoulders back a little more, I think.
purplechameleon is kindness growing
office chair at work
5 days ago
I’ve noticed that sitting in an office chair all day is an ideal way to sit up straight. I also remind myself to stand up straight it feels better and makes me more open to people than if I am hunched over or slouching. I always feel taller when I stand up straight.
lolwitme28 trying to be quiet so dad can sleep
trying
2 weeks ago
I keep correcting myself but it seems like after 5 minutes or so I go right back into a slump. I have found that if I sit on a chair with a back on it that can help and also when I walk sometimes I pretend I have a string attached to my head pulling me up. But I’m still trying
lolwitme28 trying to be quiet so dad can sleep
trying
2 weeks ago
I keep correcting myself but it seems like after 5 minutes or so I go right back into a slump. I have found that if I sit on a chair with a back on it that can help and also when I walk sometimes I pretend I have a string attached to my head pulling me up. But I’m still trying
Daily walks
3 weeks ago
I’ve been walking on pretty much a daily basis for 30 – 40 minutes and I think that my posture is much improved, although I still have some pain in my back, it is lessening as the muscles I’ve never used properly are starting to do their job =P
kaitlinbabe glamaphonic ?
Always room for improvement
3 weeks ago
Well I already have fairly good posture, but I’m sure it could get better. I still catch myself hunched over sometimes, particularly when I’m alone. I do very well standing/walking but sitting is not natural yet. Sitting up straight makes a personal just look a lot better/confident and actually skinnier. I’ll be finished with good posture once I’m doing it 24/7
Oh the effort
3 weeks ago
I am so bad about this. It is much easier to slouch. I sometimes sit up straight and roll my shoulders back. I apparently have a problem with my shoulders falling forward because my yoga instructor is always correcting me on that. I get tired when I sit up straight for long periods of time though. It takes more effort.
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