The Importance of Good Body Posture - Corrective Exercises in Training Programs
The modern lifestyle brings numerous advantages in terms of technological advancement and increased availability of information, but it also carries certain challenges that can negatively impact our health. The fast pace of life, long working days, sedentary lifestyle, and poor diet are just some of the factors that contribute to the deterioration of the general health of modern people.
The impact of such a lifestyle is particularly reflected in physical health. More and more people suffer from chronic pain, especially in the back and joints. These problems are often a direct result of poor body posture, which is linked to prolonged sitting and insufficient physical activity.
Corrective exercises
Regular exercise is an indispensable part of the solution. Not only can it significantly improve our physical condition, but it also has a profound impact on mental health, reducing symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression.
Corrective exercises that engage postural muscles are particularly important as they help in maintaining proper body posture, reducing pain, and generally improving movement.
Breathing exercises
When talking about exercises that bring our posture to an optimal position for movement, it is very important to focus on something many overlook—BREATHING!
Due to the sedentary lifestyle, the body is “compressed”, tissues are in spasm, and do not have optimal mobility, and we must first relax them.
Strength exercises will not be effective if we start training with muscles that are in a state of spasm.
Breathing is an action we do automatically, which doesn’t mean we do it correctly, just like walking, running… These are all learned and it’s very important to do them correctly.
Breathing exercises can be performed in various positions—sitting, lying on your side, back, stomach, etc., depending on which part of the body we want to relax.
Start from lying on your back, bend your knees, stretch your arms in front of you, and breathe gently. Inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth. Very quietly and gently, without clenching or straining, we want to relax the tension.
The exhale should be longer than the inhale and focus should be on moving the stomach forward and to the side. This will allow the ribs to expand and the chest to perform a full “expansion” which means moving in all directions.
Once we enable the chest to move in all directions, we fulfill the first condition for quality movement and good body posture.
Especially when we know the fact that during the day we have up to 20,000 respirations (inhales and exhales), if we do not do it properly, we will have a problem sooner or later.
Breathing is also a foundation in many corrective techniques like the Schroth method, which effectively corrects spine deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis. This method focuses on the three dimensions of deformity and with a specific approach achieves very good results not only in children but also in adults.
Treating the feet
In addition to breathing exercises, the basis of corrective treatments also involves treating the feet. It is the only part of the body that makes contact with the ground, and its efficiency directly affects the quality of movement and body posture.
A big problem is also poor footwear that does not allow the foot complete freedom; it is fashionable to wear shoes with a big sole, raised heel, and the front part of the foot does not have enough space.
So whenever you can, take the opportunity to walk barefoot, if the gym where you train has an appropriate floor, you can do the training without sneakers.
Besides, exercises that increase the mobility of the ankle joint should be performed.
Make exercise a routine
We hope this text has at least somewhat illustrated the importance of good body posture. Our general health largely depends on it. Regular, properly dosed physical activity is one of the best means to achieve this. To make exercise a routine, it is very important that it be as easy to organize as possible, and that is why MFW Premium is an ideal solution.
A professionally created training plan and program that you carry with you on your phone and implement whenever and wherever you want.
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Be responsible for yourself and take your health into your own hands.
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