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Day 22<br />
Improve Your Posture<br />
They are the battle cries of moms and elementary school teachers all over<br />
the world: “Sit up straight!” and “Stop slouching!” Despite what our thirdgrade<br />
minds may have thought, sitting up straight wasn’t a stress position<br />
used to break unruly children. Believe it or not, our parents and teachers<br />
had a reason for issuing these demands. They intuitively knew of the health<br />
and psychological benefits people with proper posture enjoyed, and they<br />
were just trying to instill the habit into our young, impressionable minds.<br />
To their disappointment, we probably ignored them and went on with our<br />
slouching ways.<br />
But today we’re going to redeem ourselves. Today we’re going to improve<br />
our posture.<br />
The Benefits of Good Posture<br />
There are several ways that good posture can improve both mind and body.<br />
Below we list a few of them:<br />
1. Improves organ function. When we’re slouched forward, our rib cage<br />
is actually pushing down on our internal organs. All this mushing can<br />
cause digestive problems. By having good posture, we keep things<br />
nice and open for our intestines to do their work.<br />
2. Reduces tension and pain in neck, shoulders, and back. If you suffer<br />
from chronic pain in your upper body, it may be caused by your poor<br />
posture. When you first start practicing good posture, you may feel<br />
as though you had less pain and tension when you slouched around<br />
all day. But keep at it. You’re retraining your body to have the posture