Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Poise and Posture

It's extremely hard not to be successful if you are properly prepared. And I can't stress enough how important posture is when it comes to being healthy and feeling good. Your spine is the central nervous system and is connected directly to the brain.

So try this: Stand with your arms loose at your sides, feet shoulder-width apart. It is important to keep your knees slightly bent or un-locked at all times. This will put less stress on the joints and put the load on the muscles... keeping them in a state of continual exercise. It'll take about a week for your body to adjust to the added stress. And it may feel un-comfortable or un-natural at first. Push down with your feet and up with the top of your head, and outward with both shoulders. Thrust forward slightly with the hips. Keep the brow and jaw relaxed, and the tip of the tongue pointed and touching the roof of the mouth just behind the teeth. Keeping in mind not to lock your jaw.

This is proper posture. If you were to side-step and face the palms of your hands forward, it'd be impossible to not be ready for anything.

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