Importance;
Has anyone ever told you “stand up straight” or scolded you for slouching at a family diner? Comments like that might be annoying, but they are not wrong. Our posture, the way you hold your body when you’re sitting or standing, is the foundation for every movement your body makes, and determines how well your body adapts to the stresses on it. These stresses can be things like carrying weight, or sitting in an awkward position and the big one we all experience all day everyday: gravity. If your posture isn’t optimal, your muscles have to work harder to keep you upright and balanced. Some muscles will become tight and inflexible. Others will be inhibited. Over time these dysfunctional adaptations impair your body’s ability to deal with the forces on it. Poor posture inflicts extra wear and tear on your joints and ligaments, increases the likelihood of accidents, and makes some organs like your lungs, less efficient. Researchers have linked poor postures to scoliosis, tension headaches, and back pain. Though it isn’t exclusive cause of any of them posture can even influence your emotional state and your sensitivity to pain. So there are a lot of reasons to aim for good posture. But it’s getting harder these days. Sitting in an awkward position for a long time can promote poor posture and so can using computers or mobile devices, which encourage you to look downward. Many studies suggest that, on average, posture is getting worse.
Pointers:
So what does good posture look like? When you look at the spine form the front or the back, all 33 vertebrate should appear stacked in a straight line. From the side the spine should have three curves: one in your neck, one in your shoulders and one at the small of your back. You aren’t born with this s-shaped spine. Babies’ spines just have one curve like a ‘c’. The other curves usually develop by 12-18 months as the muscles strengthen. These curves help us walk, jump and daily activities as such. If they are aligned properly, when you are standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders to behind your hip, to the front of your knee, to a few inches in front of your ankle. This keeps your center of gravity directly over your base of support, which allows you to move efficiently. With the least amount of fatigue and muscle strain. If you’re sitting, your neck should be vertical, not tilted forward. Your shoulders should be relaxed with your arms close to your trunk. Your knees should be at a right angle with your feet flat on the floor.
Apply;
Try redesigning your environment if your posture isn’t that great. Adjust your screen so it’s at or slightly below your eye level, make sure all parts of your body like your elbow and wrists are supported, using ergonomic ads if you need to, try sleeping on your side with your neck supported and with a pillow between your legs. Wear shoes with low heels and good arch support, and use a headset for phone calls.
Transcripted By Benazir Elahee Munni