The benefit of posture can not be disregarded, having good posture can improve your life on in so many ways.  Should you be doing more to help your posture? Absolutely, posture is something we should focus on just, as much as regular exercise.

Posture Is Good For Digestion

One surprising benefit of posture most people wouldn’t think of, it helps to improve food digestion.

Slouching puts your body in an unnatural position that can impact certain abdominal organs. Stooping or hunching over at your desk or slouching while looking at your mobile device can interfere with proper digestion, increasing the risk for acid reflux and constipation.

If you notice that you get heartburn when slouching, something as simple as sitting up straight may bring relief. (1)

Standing Up Straight

Remember when people told you to stand up straight as a kid. Well as a kid you slouched because you were probably bored and the adults at the time knew that. This in turn annoyed them and they saw it as a sign of disrespect.

Did you know they were right? Standing up straight actually boost your mood. You feel more alert, energized and upbeat when you stand up straight

Compared to when we slouch. Not only is it because we are disinterested or bored but that mood than carries over to everything we do during the day. In turn you get down, become sluggish and feel a drain of energy.

This article will go into more depth about the benefit of posture and mood. (2)

Relieve Back Pain

The most obvious thing good posture will do is, it will relieve back pain all the way up the spine. Lower back pain is either caused by the sciatica nerve which or poor posture. I have a very in depth article to help you with sciatica issues .Cure Sciatica Nerve Pain With These Simple Exercises.

If you suffer from neck pain you are probably no stranger to the tension headaches they can cause. A lot of times if we fix our posture it will take the tension off the neck in turn getting rid of those horrible headaches (3)

Breath of Fresh Air

Good posture allows us to breath better. When we have poor posture our ribs press down on our lungs shortening our breathes which supplies less oxygen. Having irregular breathing from constant bad posture can cause our lungs to develop irregular breathing patterns which can cause long term harm.

To go much more in depth how posture effects breathing and the importance of breathing you can read this article. (4)

What Can We Do To Improve Our Posture

I am fortunate to have good posture because I exercise. When I first take on clients the first thing that they notice changing is there posture. For those that are unfamiliar with me. I am a big advocate that all routines need at the very lease compound weightlifting in them. When my clients lift weights, they build strength in the back, as this happens our bodies naturally stand more upright.

Besides Weightlifting Is There Anything I Can Do At Home?

The answer is absolutely, and I will make a short video that you can follow along with so you do them at home.

Stand Up Straighter

It is quite hard to constantly remind yourself to stand up straighter. The folks at Kangaroo Kino are trying to fix that. This company designs posture improving clothing that you can wearing under your clothes. The concept is that in time it will adjust your posture like how a braces work for your teeth.

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Cited Websites:

1. https://www.barringtonortho.com/blog/the-importance-of-posture
2. https://vancouverbackpain.com/posture-and-mood/#:~:text=Poor%20posture%20can%20lead%20to,feel%20better%20about%20yourself%20overall.
3. https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/sportsdoc/Could-my-poor-posture-be-causing-my-headaches.html
4. https://www.healthline.com/health/breathe-deeper-improve-health-and-posture#breathing-explained