Can Crossfit Help Posture?
We ask, can Crossfit help posture? Like many exercise programs and weightlifting, Crossfit is pretty intense. Exercising is a great way […]
Posture Exercises
Posture exercises are just one of a number of ways to improve your posture. They include Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, Alexander Technique, Barre, Cross Fit, stretching, and good-old weightlifting.
Yoga classes work by increasing your flexibility. This means you’re less likely to have unduly tense muscles or tight fascia pulling you out of shape.
Tai Chi is an ancient practice that encourages the flow of chi, or energy, within the body to enable flowing movement.
Pilates is a popular strengthening tool. It’s a series of exercises that focus on strengthening the body. Pilates has a particular focus on core strength.
The Alexander Technique is a mind-body principle that could best be described as practical mindfulness. An Alexander Technique practitioner will spend time developing their skills of self awareness, body awareness, and how they respond to stimuli. This is because their goal is to move freely and effortlessly by reducing their tendency to tense up to get stuff done.
Barre classes combine ballet, yoga, strength training and Pilates in order to provide a total body workout.The workout aims for strengthening and releasing tension. They are relatively new, and becoming more popular.
Cross Fit builds strength and conditioning with class-based functional movement exercises.
Stretching frees up tense muscles and fascia to increase ranges of movement. Much like yoga
Weight lifting helps to build muscles and strangth. As a result it’s easier to keep good posture going and life is less tiring. It’s important to weight lift with good form though. Because weight lifting with bad form can lead to injury and bad posture.
