How to Look 10 Pounds Thinner, 10 Times Smarter & 10 Years Younger

How to Look 10 Pounds Thinner, 10 Times Smarter & 10 Years Younger

You can look 10 times smarter, 10 pounds thinner, and 10 years younger by just standing up straight!

Research Proven

      Research shows that good posture projects health, vitality, and confidence, hunching suggests weakness, gloom, and self-doubt.

      The study showed that if you stand up straight, people would describe you as more attractive than someone weighing 10-15 pounds less.

      Incorrect posture can cause a lifetime of annoying minor ailments. Muscle spasms in the lower back, compressed nerves or blood vessels, decreasing lung capacity, chronic pain, and headache to name a few.

Computer Danger

      Working at computers is causing a epidemic of alignment problems, First the head moves forward to see the screen; then the neck cranes toward the front; finally the shoulders round. The muscles in the back become overstretched from being pulled forward by the muscles in the shoulder causing your back to be under constant stress.

      When you’re parked in front of a computer, proper posture is crucial to preventing back pain.

      No matter how much you want to put your feet on the desk or curl up like a pretzel, you’ll avoid a lot of back problems if you simply sit up straight and plant your feet squarely on the floor.

Heels and Bags

      Women are particularly susceptible to the aches and pains of poor posture. Many wear heels, which force the pelvis to tilt forward, arching the back unnaturally to maintain balance. And many suffer from the don’t-leave-the-home-without-it syndrome, a condition in which they’re determined to carry the contents of a studio apartment in their pocketbooks,

      You should alternate the shoulders on which you carry your bag. Otherwise, over time, one shoulder can become visibly higher than the other.

      If you insist on carrying heavy loads use a backpack, which balances the weight on both shoulders. Even backpacks can cause problems if you carry too much, the weight can cause you to arch your back and jut your head forward.

Posture while you sleep

      We tend to be most aware of our alignment when we’re sitting or standing. But we shouldn’t forget our sleeping posture. People who sleep in a compressed fetal position or on their stomachs stress the lower back and neck. Sleeping on one side can also put pressure on the lower back, because of the way one leg hangs in front of the other.

      If you sleep on your side it’s best to sleep with a pillow between your knees. However, the best sleep positions of all are on your back using a cervical pillow that supports your normal neck curvature.

      Clearly, posture matters. Although the effects of poor posture can be serious in terms of health, comfort, and efficiency, many problems can be helped.

The Benefits

      The benefits of correct posture include: Improved health. Appearance and coordination; increased strength, stamina and confidence; better fitting clothes; improved balance, which makes you more agile and reduces the risk of injury and aids in physical and mental development,

Test yourself at Home

      Use this preliminary self-test to check the posture of everyone in you family.

Test 1: Stand with your back to the wall. Place your head, shoulder blades, calves, and heels against the wall. Place your hands at your sides. Flatten the hollow of your back by pressing your buttocks back against the wall. If the space at the back of your waist is greater than the thickness of your hand, your posture is not correct.

Test 2: Face the wall with the palms of your hands on the front of the thighs. Move slowly until some part of you touches the wall. If it is your chest your posture is good. If your head, your posture is fair. If your abdomen touches, your postures poor.

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