If your posture begins to fail–if you start to collapse forward with your heavy head leading the way–you will begin to have muscle pain in your lower, mid and upper back and also in your neck and head. Maybe even in your arms and hands.
That is not a good thing.
But, if you strengthen your back [...]
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Back pain is often caused by posture. When your posture collapses–you “fall forward” with your head leading the rest of the group–the muscles in your chest get short and tight. That makes it hard to breathe, hard to hold your head up, hard to have good posture.
At the same time, the muscles in your back [...]
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Is your posture good or not-so-good?
People with poor posture look like they are leaning or collapsing forward. Often their head is way forward in front of their body (“forward head posture.”) The curve in their neck is either too much or too flat, and so is the curve behind their waist. Their shoulders round forward.
Poor [...]
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Posted in strengthening your back on Mar 1st, 2009
I hate to tell you, because you probably already know, but, er…a lot of your pain and diseases just may be caused by unhealthy habits. There. It’s out.
So how long did it take you to develop these “bad” habits? And, what are they?
Only you can answer the first question, but it probably happened over a [...]
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Lots of times doctors tell us we have pain “because, after all, you are 60 years old.” Or 50, 49, 72, or 84 years old. They often neglect (just because they don’t know) the roles of your muscles and posture as causes of pain.
What are some of the benefits of senior citizens exercising and doing [...]
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