Posted on: January 12th, 2017
One of the things people seem to associate most with chiropractic work is posture, and with good reason. A lot of what we do focuses on the spine and the muscles around it. And contrary to popular belief, balancing a book on your head while you strut across a room isn’t a guarantee to better posture!
Here are three simple, easy exercises you can add into your routine to improve your posture in a meaningful way.
- Planks – Planks activate your “core” muscles. Your core is a group of abdominal muscles that serve to tighten horizontally and diagonally around your Lumbar spine to assist in erecting your spine vertically. Performing this move for 20-30 seconds at a time twice daily will strengthen your core.
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- Wall Angels – Similar to a snow angel but standing up against a wall. Keep your focus on maintaining contact to the wall with the posterior shoulder, elbows and wrists, and upper back. Perform this move for 30 seconds at a time twice daily.
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- Chin Tuck Head Raises – Lying flat on your back strongly tuck your chin and hold, then raise your head up. Put emphasis on maintaining the tucked chin through the entirety of the exercise. Do 2 sets of 6-8 twice daily. You may look silly, but you’ll feel a difference!
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