Posture And Flexibility
Good Posture and Flexibility are mutually interdependent. One cannot be achieved without the other. For example, if you have a tight, immobile, stiff neck, you won’t be able to carry your head in the right place, centered vertically above your spine. Similarly, badly placed feet, stiff ankles and knees, and a tilted pelvis, all prevent you standing and walking correctly.
So before even starting to correct your posture, you must be flexible enough for all the main joints (toes, ankles, knees, hips, waist, shoulders and neck) to attain their naturally balanced anatomical positions, which, in turn, can help you achieve a good posture.
Did you know that there is no such thing as a “short neck”? An over-curved neck looks short but we all have 7 cervical vertebrae. What to do with them? Train them to support each-other vertically, don’t allow the neck bones to be crushed down by the weight of your head (5/7 kilos).
You don’t actually shrink with age but merely allow the spinal curves to deepen too much, like a folded up accordion. But you don’t have to let that happen.
It is quite easy, with a little physical intelligence and body awareness to stretch and re-align all your joints, to prevent looking old before your time. How? Read Juliette Kando alias Sue Adams‘ more detailed articles and videos at HubPages: