Foot Abnormalities
Once foot arches collapse and ankles turn inward, they stop supporting your body effectively. Because of this, knees often rotate inward, stomach and buttocks protrude and shoulders curve forward, bringing your head forward with them. These changes throw your body off-balance and can affect your muscles and joints.
Slouching
Whether slouching results from laziness, or bad habit, it often leads to bad posture. Slouching shifts the body's center of balance by allowing muscles to relax to the point where they become incapable of supporting the body properly as they once did. Shifting out of the slouching position becomes painful because muscles are already fatigued.
Work
People who work at a desk all day put themselves at risk of developing bad posture, especially those who sit in front of a computer for hours. These people tend to push their necks forward and round their shoulders, resulting in habitually bad posture that can be difficult to correct. To help your posture, use an ergonomically correct desk chair and set aside periods of time for short walks or stretching.
Carrying Weight
School-age children carry heavy backpacks that impose weight and stress to the spine. Some children try to ease the strain of heavy backpacks by dropping their heads forward into an irregular posture. Others hang their overloaded backpacks on one shoulder, developing the muscles on one shoulder only. This is also true of men and women who carry heavy bags and purses.
In my next blog I will present exercise ideas to attain good posture. In the meantime, sit on a body ball; it's a good start.
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Catherine D'Aoust at GAIA Adventures
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