Have Better Posture to Prevent Dowager s Hump

I get e-mails every day from those that want to have better posture. Some just took a look in the mirror one day or saw picture of themselves and thought, “Whoa, I’ve got to do something about that!” Others are so afraid of developing a dowager s hump that they decide it’s better to take some action now and not wait until it’s too later.

Time is absolutely a factor in determining if you truly can have better posture. Catch it early and you’ll never have to worry about it. Catch it too late and there’s not much you can do but keep it from getting worse. Some posture problems create permanent changes to the spine if they hang around long enough.

So when is it too late? What can you do about it? Most importantly, what’s the real answer when it comes to trying to have better posture?

It’s too late to fix your bad back when the bones have changed. The dowager hump is widely thought of as related to osteoporosis and only osteoporosis. Not true. Sure the bones have weakened due to ongoing bone loss, but why are they strained? Why does the person bend forward? Poor posture leads to increase strain on the weakened bones until they are literally collapsing on themselves. This is when it’s too late.

What can you do about changing your posture? Well, you can take the long road and start researching the internet for every pillow, cushion, support, best mattress, and most super-duper office chair you can find. You can try all that and you may even feel an early sense of relief that you do, in fact, appear to have better posture.

But wait a little while for the effect to wear off and you may find yourself in a worse position than before. You will definitely find that your spine and posture have not improved to the extent that you think they have. How could they?

Nothing really changed, nothing of any permanence anyway. You just got some help. You got “supported” but you didn’t get “fixed.” There’s only one thing that holds your spine and body up and in its proper place. Only one thing that will make or break how well you can hold yourself up without pain for long periods… and that’s your muscles.

If you hold a heavy object in your hand and then extend your arm outwards, you will eventually get tired. When your muscles grow tired, they will be unable to hold the object up any longer and fail. This doesn’t happen the same way in your spine.

Your neck and posture muscles are holding up your ten pound head all day long while you pound away at the computer. When they get tired, your head doesn’t suddenly slump in front of you leaving you unable to hold it up any longer until you recover. It can’t do that.

Instead, your muscles change shape, they fatigue, and eventually they knot up and spasm. Creating pain and discomfort over and over again. Eventually the changes become more pronounced and more difficult to change. This is bad posture.

The problem starts as a muscle problem and can only be corrected by a muscle solution. You have to exercise. The next step is determining the best exercises to do so you can improve your posture in the fastest way possible. You don’t want to spend months or even years exercising and have nothing change. The right exercises make all the difference.

To learn the right exercises to have better posture, CLICK HERE.