Bragg Posture Exercise Brings Miracles
Stand tall with feet nine inches apart. Tighten your butt and suck in stomach muscles. Lift up rib cage, stretch up spine, hold chest up, shoulders back and lift chin up slightly. Line up your spine – put finger on nose, plumb line straight to belly button, drop arms to sides and swing them to normalize your posture. Look in the mirror to see improvements. Do this posture exercise often; wonderful changes will occur! You are retraining and strengthening your muscles to stand straight for a healthier, fit body with more energy and youthfulness. Stand, walk and sit tall.
Practice good posture – do this exercise daily!
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How we stand and how we sit affects how we breathe. If the body is slumped over, the shoulders become rounded and the rib cage collapses, giving the lungs no room to expand. Notice the difference in your ability to breathe deeply when you are slumped over a desk and when you are sitting erectly, giving the lungs a chance for maximum expansion.
A) GOOD: Head, trunk, thigh in straight line; chest high and forward; abdomen flat; back curves normal. B) FAIR: Head forward; abdomen prominent; exaggerated curve in upper back; slightly hollowed back. C) POOR: Relaxed (fatigued) posture; head forward and down; abdomen relaxed; shoulder blades prominent; hollowed back. D) VERY POOR: Head forward and down; exaggerated curve in upper back; abdomen relaxed; chest flat-sloping; hollowed back.
