You have likely heard it all your life, watch your posture, sit up straight, you

are ruining your back, and on and on.

It starts with your parents, and your grandparents, and continues with your teachers. Then, all of
a sudden, you are an adult and you finally realize what they were talking about or you dont and
you end up hunched over like a cave man because you never learned to sit up straight when
you needed to. Today, many adults are suffering from this cave man like posture. The main
reason for this is because of our sedentary lifestyle. Most people spend their days sitting in an
office chair in front of a computer. At the end of an 8 hour day it is all you can do to roll yourself
out of your chair and into your car to go home. What many people do not realize is that bad
posture does not only affect their spine, but it also affects your energy levels, your mood, your
brain, your entire body.

Exercising
When most people think about improving their posture, the word exercise will typically come to
mind. In most cases, it will be necessary to stretch out the neck and back muscles and continue
to strengthen them in other ways in order to improve posture and to feel better overall. There
are several stretches that you can do in order to strengthen your neck and back muscles so that
you feel better. However, you can find these exercises all over and many of them are extremely
beneficial. However, there is something else that you can do as well in order to improve your
posture that you may not have heard of or even thought of. This unique way of improving
posture involves your breathing.

Breathing Techniques
Instead of focusing on mobilizing the mid back and neck, which often show good results,
focusing on breathing can provide a great way to feel better. This exercise is easy and
something that you can start working on right away. When you start this exercise keep notes
about how it makes you feel including your energy levels. Also, consider whether or not your
neck and upper back feel more mobile and flexible. This is the goal, you should end up with
better energy, better breathing, and overall better movement. This exercise is a diaphragm
stretch. Your diaphragm is a large muscle that helps you inhale air and exhale air. When you
take a breath in the diaphragm will contract. It will actually move into your stomach. It actually
goes in when you breathe in. In order to stretch your diaphragm you are actually going to want
to focus on breathing out. A large exhale is the key. [Tweet "Your diaphragm is a large muscle
that helps you inhale air and exhale air. "] The first thing to do is called a graded variation. This
can be done while you are standing, but when you first start doing it, it is easier to lie on the
ground. This exercise can become quite intense and some people may even get cramps while
doing it. If you do get cramps you should stop immediately and try again at another time. So,
you will want to make sure that you have enough space to lie on the ground. While you are lying
on your back you will want to bend your knees while keeping your feet on the floor. Tuck in your
pelvis so that your lower back is still flat. The next part is really simple, you will want to take a
deep breath in and let your abdomen fill with air. You then are going to exhale. When you
exhale there are 2 things that you want to remember. First, you want to keep your throat open

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and your mouth open. Second, you want to make sure that you exhale all of the air in your
body, not just most of it. Exhale as hard as you possibly can. When you do this you will feel a
stretching sensation in your body. It will be deep within your rib cage and possibly in front of the
spine. This may sound a bit odd, but when done correctly you will feel this. You will want to
repeat this 2 or three times. Try to complete this exercise every day for a week. Once you have
done this you can move on to an advanced variation of the exercise. The advanced version is
the same exercise, with one variation. When you are doing your set you are going to move your
arms to a position above your head. Try to let your hands rest on the floor so that you are totally
comfortable. Repeat these same exercises of breathing in and then exhaling all of your air out.
It is important to note that this is going to take some time to get used to. Once you have done a
few repetitions you will want to go back to a kneeling position or a standing position. You will
need to take a few deep breaths in and out. You should notice that you will be able to take in
more air. In addition, you should notice that the stiffness or tension in the middle of your back or
neck will be less. One last note about this exercise. If you make this breathing exercise a
regular part of your routine, it could be the most powerful postural exercise that you do each
day. When you combine the breathing with other mobility exercises, you will strengthen your
entire core and will start to feel much better overall. Remember, posture is extremely important.
All of those elders that you may or may not have listened to over the span of your life were right.
It is important to sit and stand tall in order to keep your muscles strong. If you do not want to go
back in time when people were all hunched over, start this breathing regimen to improve your
posture right now. Get after it,
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