Posture reflects the ability of our body to be upright against the constant pull of gravity. Our ability to manage gravity is as fundamental to health as oxygen and water. With posture collapse, we can experience joint stiffness, pain, and degeneration; lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and poor bladder control; depression; poor confidence and poor memory, etc. The greater the posture collapse, the greater the risk for any or all of the aforementioned.
The human form is an extraordinary structure of bones, muscles, joints, and circulatory systems that support an upright thinking body. The process of keeping this body healthy is complex and is not likely to happen by way of chance. What we do know for sure is that the alignment and posture of our body will largely determine how we look, feel, perform, manage pain, injury, and disease.
Have you ever felt so sore after a workout that you didn’t want to move the next day? Doesn’t matter if you are a yoga master, love breaking a sweat during spin, or get your fitness from homeowner yard maintenance, it’s the recovery process that enables you to bounce back.
Here are some simple exercises that can be done at home to improve your shoulder stability and overall posture. The best thing about it, they only take a few minutes and can be done without weights. If you have rotator cuff injuries, a shoulder impingement, frozen shoulder, or simply need to strengthen your back, these exercises are for you.
The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, allowing the arm to move in a circular motion, as well as up and away from the body.It is common for the shoulderto become misaligned or unstable through overuse or injury, which results in pain. Repetitive movements wear down the shoulder over time. Stabilizing the shoulder is commonly the first part of the rehabilitation process.Repositioning the shoulder to proper alignment allows your body sensors to get the muscle “biofeedback” they need to tell the brain how to operate the joint in optimal fashion.
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Postural Fitness is defined as taking the necessary actions to re-strengthen and remold the postural muscles of the entire body, not just the back, to assist the human body in all environments. Postural Fitness can impact the daily lives of people who have Pain, Performance, or want to improve their Aesthetic. Maintaining good posture takes practice. AlignMed keeps your muscles naturally active, teaching your body to hold great posture without ever having to think about it. AlignMed posture shirts are the best way to activate your Postural Fitness.
A Harvard Business School professor and social psychologist, Cuddy studies body language. Her research has been published in top academic journals and covered by NPR, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Wired, Fast Company, and more. Cuddy has been named a Game Changer by Time, a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science, one of 50 Women Who Are Changing the World by Business Insider, and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
