Improve my posture

This a goal I need to get done, as I have postural imbalances and joint pain.
I will consciously try to improve my posture as well as do stretching, mobility and strengthening exercise.

i’ve been doing great on this goal. i’ve started with acunpuncture to get rid of the pain and now i’m doing physiotherapy to straight up my back and i’m doing my best to get better as soon as possible.

bought some green tubs from coles supermarket (planet ark) and found they also make excellent horse feed bins..

Found myself now regularly walking over the paddocks with one on top my head, and heard the voice of my long dead ballet teacher ‘helps with posture’. Easiest way to carry as its too awkward otherwise.

practise :)

I think that my posture is influencing my confidence or the other way around. Which comes first? I hate to fake things, but unless I start standing proud, how am I going to feel or look good? Oh, why must I look like a shrunken mouse?

I’ve always wanted to do this, but sometimes I just get distracted and forget :(... I have scoliosis and so does my mom, so it’s actually a pretty important goal fr me to work on… I try to work on it when I go walking and definatley when I do yoga… it’s not much but it’s a start…

Basically I just decided to do this one day after a long period of not caring, and from then on, every time I noticed myself slacking off on posture I would stand up taller and try and keep the pose. At first it felt extremely awkward and I rarely remembered to correct myself, but before long it began to feel natural.

My sister has a gross hunchback, although she has gigantic boobs and is morbidly obese. I don’t want to have a hunchback even though I’m not sure if it’s possible since I have small boobs and am average weight. Still, I don’t want to take any chances so I try to catch myself any time I slouch and sit up. It is so difficult though and is sometimes painful to sit up straight because I’ve been slouching for so long. I don’t know how long it takes to improve your posture or to be able to always sit up straight, but I’m hoping pilates will help significantly.

I slouch. a lot. The other day, my boyfriend’s grandmother told me if I kept it up, my back would be curved forever. >.< I know I have to stop. I just have to try. I can stand up straight in choir and when I dance, why can’t I do it all the time?

This is going to take a while. First, by posture I mean not just how straight my back is, but my entire way of positioning and aligning my body.

The first thing I notice about how I feel, physically, in relation to how I position my body is that crossing my legs, which I allege is “comfortable” and thus do incessantly, actually ends up hurting my knees. So step one is to stop crossing my legs when I sit. I’ll know I’ve succeeded at that step when I stop catching myself doing it because it’s become natural not to do so. After that, I’ll evaluate how I feel and choose step 2.)

This (
http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Posture) is a resource I’ll be using. Ideally, my posture in all of the described attitudes will ultimately be as recommended in the article.

As I approach a benchmark age, I notice bad posture more among older people. Maybe I can combat gravity and overcome poor habits thanks to tips from other Thingers.

Think!
Just being aware of my stance is making a difference already.

Move!
I always notice an improvement when I exercise regularly.

Stand!
Do not sit at computer for more than 30 min intervals.

Slut!
Wearing low-cut shirts facilitates the need to keep the chest up.