Correct posture.

1. Importance of Correct
Posture
CHRISTIAN TRAINING COLLEGE, LUCKNOW
Presented By:
Ms. Ranjana Prasad

2. What is a good posture?
• means maintaining the two natural curves at your
back –
(1)the concave curve from base of your head to your
shoulders and
(2)the concave curve from your upper back to the
base of your spine.

3. 5 Benefits of having a
good posture

4. 5 Benefits of having a good posture
1. Facilitates breathing
A good posture naturally enables you to breathe
properly. This is why yoga and meditation exercises pay so
much attention on getting your posture and sitting
positions right and it can help our breathing on a normal
way

5. 5 Benefits of having a good posture
2. Increases concentration and thinking ability
When you are breathing properly, you increase your
thinking ability too. Our brain requires 20% of oxygen
to do its job properly. More air, more oxygen. More
oxygen, more brain food. More brain food leads to more
thoughts and ideas.

6. 5 Benefits of having a good posture
3. Improve your image
People with good postures look smarter and more attractive.
Have you ever seen someone with a bad posture and felt the
person seemed unkempt, even though the person has not
said or done anything yet? On the flip side, someone with a
good posture naturally exudes an aura of assertiveness and
appeal.

7. 5 Benefits of having a good posture
4. Feel even better about yourself
When you have a good posture, it helps to make you
feel more self-confident, without even doing anything
else different. Try sitting in a bad posture now for 30
seconds. Now, switch to a good posture for 30 seconds
as well. Is there any difference in how you felt?

8. 5 Benefits of having a good posture
5. Avoid health complications
A bad posture results in several complications
over time, such as increased risks of back aches,
back pain, pressure inside your chest, poor blood
circulation.

9. How to improve your
posture?

10. How to improve your posture?
1. Identify your key motivation for having a good
posture
Why do you want a good posture? Is it to improve your
breathing? Need confidence? To avoid health problems? Be clear
on your underlying desire so you can remind yourself of
it whenever you feel lazy to do anything about your posture.

11. How to improve your posture?
2. Pretend your body is held by a string
Pretend that your spine and head is held up by a string
from the ceiling all the time. If you are lying down,
pretend the string is held in a direction parallel to the
ground. Focus on keeping your spine and head aligned
with the string while relaxing other parts of your body.

12. How to improve your posture?
3. Set a reminder to check in on your posture
Many of us may have the intention to keep a good posture, but
we usually forget about it after like 5 minutes! A simple reminder
example on a calendar can help. The frequency is up to you,
from once a day to as frequent as every 15 minutes. With
sufficient reminders, you will start kicking into a good posture
naturally soon.

13. How to improve your posture?
4. Eliminate bad habits that cultivate bad
postures
This includes watching TV/reading while lying down,
working under dim light (which results in slouching),
sometimes using gadgets such as computers. (apparently
7% of people do that!).

14. How to improve your posture?
5. Get a good quality chair
A good chair will be one that has a sufficiently firm
and dense cushion with back support. You should prefer
the back of the chair to run up to at least my
shoulders so I can place them against it.

15. How to improve your posture?
6. Place your butt at the innermost edge of the chair
This seemingly benign tip actually helps set the right base for
your posture. Many people have bad postures because they place
their butt on the middle or toward the end of the chair. This
causes them to lean/slouch forward and hunch since there is no
support behind their backs to press against.

16. How to improve your posture?
7. Ground both your feet when standing or
sitting.
This means having both feet planted flat on the floor and not
resting your weight on a particular foot, which is a very
common habit. While sitting, try not to cross your legs. This
helps to keep the upper part of our body straight.

17. How to improve your posture?
8. Avoid carrying heavy items
Just the act of carrying heavy items is bad for our
shoulders and back. Attempting to do so over an
extended period of time gradually leads to hunched
shoulders and backs. If you are a student, you probably
do this every day with all the books for classes.

18. How to improve your posture?
9. Engage in exercises which strengthen your
back
These include yoga, zumba, exercise balls and simple
stretching. If you do sit-ups or crunches, ensure you are
using the right technique – otherwise, you will end up
hurting your back instead.

19. How to improve your posture?
10. Get a professional assessment
If you have an extremely bad posture and a history of
back injuries or back aches, it will be good to visit a
chiropractor or physical therapist for a professional
assessment. He/she can advise you on how to better
take care of your back.