[Updated on 1 July 2022] By now, you already know that sitting all day is more harmful than smoking, and while this statement draws a lot of arguments in the medical world – It still poses some major health concerns for the modern human being. Ball chair exercise are all the rage. The ball chair, stability ball, or yoga ball is a piece of equipment that can be used for stability and core training. You’ve probably noticed a couple of companies or your coworkers replace them for their office chairs. Your regular office chair is notorious for negatively affecting your posture, and more so if you are not sitting upright. Slouching on your chair may also lead to decreased core strength. Using a ball chair helps you spend time actively balancing, and as a result, your body forms a correct posture. This, in return, will help alleviate any core strain…
Scapula exercises for posture
[Updated on 1 January 2023] When you hear the word core, the first thing that runs through your mind is abdominal muscles. Its common knowledge that having a strong core equals having good balance, posture and overall strength. But, did you know your shoulders have their core? In this article, we have mentioned few scapula exercises that will make your shoulder, arm & wrist stronger. Your scapulothoracic joint relies on the coordinated dance of 17 different muscles, as well the mobility at the three other joints, the sternoclavicular, the acromioclavicular, and the glenohumeral joints to provide adequate stability for the rest of the shoulder and arm. How Does Posture Affect the Scapular? In case you experience any weakness on any other muscles attaching to the shoulder blade, and more so the larger scapular muscles like the latissimus dorsi, serratus anterior, rhomboids, and the trapezius muscles, it could significantly affect the…
Sitting posture exercises
[Updated on 1 January 2023] Do you experience neck, back, and shoulder pain after a day in the office? Well, this is not out of the norm for most people in the U.S, and it can easily happen if you spend an awful amount of time sitting down. Experiencing these aches and pains can make you very uncomfortable and less productive, and we all understand the more active you are in a day, the better for your health. Therefore, between having to put it all the hours at work, commuting, and responding to emails, it’s almost impossible to get a minute to catch your breath, leave alone getting more than 10,000 steps a day. So, what measures can you take when you are forced to spend more than half your day working at your desk at work, and don’t have a standing desk, or can’t move as much as you…
Pain in the neck? It could be an elevated First Rib
[Updated on 1 January 2023] The first rib is the most superior of all the twelve ribs. It’s the first true rib that is located at the top of your chest. The First ribs sit right below your collarbone, and it is normally held in place by a series of supporting muscles. It’s ideally, one of the borders of the superior thoracic aperture. The human ribs are what create the thoracic cage structure, and that is what guards the thoracic organs. The intercostal space is supported by 12 pairs of ribs. The first of the seven ribs will progressively increase in length, while the remaining five ribs at the bottom decrease in length. The human ribs are highly trabecular and vascular and have thin outer layers with a compact bone. These are very similar to the first rib. It’s important to note that the 11th and 12th ribs are normally…
Inversion Table Exercises
[Updated on 1 January 2023] Ever thought of hanging down as a positive exercise? Bats seem to like it, and you will soon after you learn about the benefits. You’ve probably seen the ads on Inversion tables; they are devices that have been designed to let you hang upside down to relieve back pain. It increases circulation decompress your joints while at the same time offering an overall sense of good health; just like you would after a yoga session. Inversion tables have your normal long table design with a hinge located at the center with a designated space where your legs and feet as you hang on an anchor. While on the device, the user fastens their feet, slowly tilting their head in a head-down position until they are able to get to the desired angle. Who can benefit from an inversion table? Physicians and therapists rely on the…
What Are Magnetic Posture Correctors?
[Updated on 1 January 2023] Let’s face it times have changed, and today more than ever, we find ourselves hours on end hunched over our computers or on our phones messaging friends or going through social media. At the end of the day when you get home, you suffer from serious pains in your neck, lower back, and shoulders. Your posture could use some work if you are to maintain a good posture. Slouching, walking, or sitting with bad posture or body demeanor is more than just a bad habit acquired over time. It’s damaging to your quality of living. Having a poor body posture negatively affects your overall health, and your body suffers as a result. Good posture is essential when it comes to a healthy body and mind. It goes a long way in improving your concentration, confidence as well as enhancing your spinal health. Improving your overall…
How To Improve Posture-An Ultimate Guide
[Updated on 1 January 2023] Good Posture will not only give you a more perfect look but also ensures a healthier mind. To be active and energetic in our daily lives, good posture plays a vital role.
Quit Slouching-How To Fix Bad Posture
HOW SLOUCHING HURTS YOUR BODY Slouching [Updated on 1 January 2023] is described with your hold your shoulders and upper back in a rounded position. It can often lead to pain in your back, neck, and shoulders. In addition to pain and tension in the shoulders, chronic bad posture can also lead to headaches. Other symptoms include gastrointestinal reflux, fatigue and the inability to breathe deeply. CHECK YOURSELF OUT IN THE MIRROR Look at your palms in the mirror. Good posture will show them facing your thighs with the thumbs pointing ahead. “But if your palms face backward, you’re probably slouching.” If you pull your head back and your shoulders down and back. If you are standing correctly, it will feel as if you’re sticking out your chest. This is what good posture should look like. Want to use this infographic on your site?
Can Bad Posture Be Corrected?
[Updated on 1 January 2023] It is a widely known and accepted fact that good posture is essential for good health. Poor posture, when we recognize it, is formed as a consequence of bad habits that were developed over many years. Poor posture can cause long term body disorder or pain. This is evident in many adults, but only a few have realized; the importance and necessity of having a good body posture. How we hold our bodies while sitting, standing, lying down, or walking is called posture. When the body parts are in correct alignment because of the support coming from an adequate amount of tension that muscles exert against gravity, it means that you have a good posture. We would simply fall to the ground if we did not have posture and the muscles that support it. We don’t have to think about maintaining good body posture because…
Do Posture Correctors Really Work?
[Updated on 1 January 2023] The desk won’t ride itself, right? At least that’s the rationale when it’s the end of the day and your back and shoulders are stiff and in pain from hunching over the computer all day. And have your shoulders always looked rolled forward like that? Could it all be due to poor posture? Do posture correctors do anything to fix that? How Did I Get Here? The human body adapts to the positions it is in most regularly. If you’re sitting hunched over at a computer all day, then the muscles in the chest are going to shorten and adapt and the muscles in the back are going to lengthen and adapt to that position. The longer this habit continues, the more time and effort it will take to correct it. Am I Doomed? There is hope! Just as the body can adapt to poor…