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