Everyone would like to always look younger. Therefore, most people are vying to make every effort to always look young. In fact, various surgical procedures were undertaken in order to appear younger. However, if anyone ever thought that could stand upright in old age is also important? Imagine if the skin is still tight, but the body is bent? Obviously we will look old with the body bent. Good posture will make someone look more younger dibandikan a face lift or Botox. Face lift is a plastic surgery to remove facial wrinkles, sagging skin, fat deposits, or seen other signs of aging for cosmetic purposes. Good posture can also have the benefit of maintaining bone health. Although the bent posture may occur naturally with age. But we can prevent damage to the spine are often caused by osteoporosis, bone loss and prevent the upper and middle. As quoted from Health.com. Here's 7 Ways To Have a Good Posture, namely:
1. Stretching
Most people spend time hunched in front of the computer. "Stretching and increase range of motion is an important thing," said Jonathan F. Bean, MD, MS, MPH, an assistant professor in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School in Boston. To keep your body limber, try to get up for several minutes every half hour and stretch, walk, or just stand.
2. Doing Exercise Light
Try this exercise: Every morning and night, lying on the floor and doing relaxation by putting both hands as if wrapped around the head for 2 or 3 minutes. For additional exercise, place a rolled towel on the floor, which is just below the spine, then do stretches. "But do these stretches slowly and stop if you feel uncomfortable or ill," said Dr.. Bean. "If you want to finish this exercise, make sure that it is a first flexibility," added Dr. Bean.
3. Sitting Straight
"When you have to work by sitting in a chair, sit properly, with the body upright and straight posture is a good habit," said Rebecca Seguin, PhD, a physiologist and Nutritionist in Seattle. "This can be done by familiarizing yourself, exercise discipline that focuses on body awareness, such as pilates and yoga, can help the body to keep sitting straight," said Seguin. Make sure your workplace is conditioned to be able to perform proper posture.
4. Strengthen Muscles
Pilates and yoga are a great way to build muscle strength, abdominal muscles, and pelvic region. These muscles form the foundation of good posture and strong muscles can have other benefits, namely to prevent urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control. A strong muscles can make sex even more enjoyable.
5. Do Yoga
Besides helping to increase body awareness and muscle strength, according to Dr. Bean yoga is also a great way to build and maintain flexibility and strengthen muscles throughout the body. Begin practicing yoga gradually and observe the response of the body. Make sure the yoga teacher understands the needs and abilities. Or restorative Hatha yoga is a good exercise to start training for a beginner.
6. Strengthen Spine
After menopause, the muscles around the spine of women may have been weakened more severe than in men. Special exercises for the back extensor muscles, neck flexors, pelvic muscles, and muscle side is an important exercise. Coaches can help, there are even special tools for special training of these muscles. According to Drs. Bean, the resilience of the spine and trunk muscles are also important. That's what makes the body can still stand upright without feeling painful.
7. Weightlifting
Vertebral compression fractures can be reduced in height and is characteristic of old age. This was caused by the disease osteoporosis which resulted in the depletion of bone. Women and men can prevent osteoporosis with a few exercises, like walking, climbing stairs, and lifting weights. "People who walk regularly during their lives tend to have better bone density," said Seguin.
