{"id":2604,"date":"2016-11-16T09:01:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T08:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/es.prepreblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2016-10-28T13:54:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T11:54:29","slug":"routine-to-improve-your-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/es.preblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/en\/2016\/11\/16\/routine-to-improve-your-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"Routine to improve your posture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"western\">Adopting certain positions and doing exercise will protect you from backache<\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Working for long hours in a sitting or standing position or carrying heavy weights can damage the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>cervical spine, abdominal muscles and joints<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> (shoulders, knees and wrists) and eventually limit your mobility.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Everyday movements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>you work sitting down<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, it is a good idea to keep the whole back supported, your feet on the floor or on a footrest, the computer screen high, in a straight line with your eyes, your arms bent at a right angle and supported on the desk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>you work standing up<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, try to walk often (even if it is on the spot) to activate blood flow. Change your weight from leg to leg to distribute the weight and avoid very high heels, which can lead to varicose veins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>lifting weight from <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">the floor, get close to the object, bend your knees, use your arms and keep your wrists firm. Use a trolley to move the load when possible. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Exercises for preventing aches and pains<\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Once you have grasped these concepts, you can start doing exercises to strengthen your muscles, improve your balance and relieve pain at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lie face up and hug your knees to your chest with your arms. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Rock<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> from side to side. Allowing both knees to drop to the right, cross your arms and turn your head in the opposite direction. Return to the centre and repeat, this time to the left.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/es.prepreblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/11\/postura.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2569\" src=\"https:\/\/es.prepreblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/11\/postura.jpg\" alt=\"Rock\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">On all fours, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>arch<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> your back up like a cat, as far as you can while you breathe in, and breathe out as you lower your back known again, finishing with your neck stretched up and your tummy button down. Repeat five times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hold the position and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>stretch out<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> with your right arm and your left leg. Keep your balance, lower your limbs and stretch again. Repeat ten times and then change side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lying face up, bend your knees and place your feet on the floor, legs apart at hip width. Raise your <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>pelvis<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> without raising your shoulders from the floor, clenching the quadriceps and the buttocks.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/es.prepreblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/11\/postura-pelvis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2578\" src=\"https:\/\/es.prepreblogwp.inditex.inithealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/11\/postura-pelvis.jpg\" alt=\"Pelvis\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Standing, with your feet slightly apart and your knees soft, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>lift your arms<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> and put your hands together behind your head. Bend your torso to the right and to the left. Repeat the complete exercise ten times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">From the same starting position, put your hands on your waist. Twist your <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>torso<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> to the right as through you want to look at something behind you. As far as you can. Turn back and again and repeat on the left side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lie face down with your elbows at chest level, supporting the entire forearm. Lift your body so that you are supported by your forearms and the tips of your toes. Hold yourself straight like a <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>plank<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> and keep the position for 30 seconds, if you can. Repeat ten times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sit on a stool and push your <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>shoulder blades <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">back and together, with your neck stretched and your head high. Hold the position for a few seconds. Relax, breathe in and repeat several times.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">These exercises improve the elasticity and plasticity of the flexors and tendons of the toes. They prevent contracture of the trapezium, strengthen the shoulders and pectoral muscles, distribute the load on the quadriceps toward the ball joint, and the ligaments that protect them, and exercise the lower back muscles.<\/span><\/p>\n<pre>Poor postural hygiene and strain continue to be a serious long-term health concern. Look after yourself and be cautious!<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adopting certain positions and doing exercise will protect you from backache Working for long hours in a sitting or standing position or carrying heavy weights can damage the cervical spine, abdominal muscles and joints (shoulders, knees and wrists) and eventually limit your mobility. Everyday movements If you work sitting down, it is a good idea to keep the whole back supported, your feet on the floor or on a footrest, the computer screen high, in a straight line with your eyes, your arms bent at a right angle and supported on the desk. If you work standing up, try to walk often (even if it is on the spot) to activate blood flow. Change your weight from leg to leg to distribute the weight and avoid very high heels, which can lead to varicose veins. 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