Importance Good Posture

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A good posture is just as essential as a healthy diet, TIPS:

sleeping comfortably & exercising. It ensures that


Sitting Properly: ensure that your feet are on the
your body is well poised to undertake daily tasks w/
floor, or on a footrest, keep your knees at/below
more vigour & energy, all the while keeping away
your hip level, maintain relaxed shoulders with your
fatigue.
forearms at a parallel position to the ground, &
Posture is basically the position we hold our bodies have your backrest support your entire back.
in while standing, seating & even when lying down.
Standing Properly: ensure that your weight is borne
A good posture ensures that our entire body is
by the soles of your feet, with your feet placed 4-5
symmetrically aligned & the muscle tension is just
inches apart, tuck your stomach in, & have your
about right.
hands hanging naturally from the body sides. All the
Why Maintain A Good Posture? while maintaining a straight & tall structure.

It ensures that your bones are well aligned with the Preferable Lying Position: A major secret to
rest of the body, while the tension in your muscles sleeping right is having a good & comfortable
and ligaments is properly distributed. More so, it mattress. Always support your head with a pillow
keeps the body parts in their rightful positions with such that is at an elevated position to the rest of
minimal stress. your body to aid in blood circulation. And avoid
lying on your stomach.
A rightful posture thence;

-Enables muscles to coordinate in a more-efficient


manner, ensuring the body utilises less energy, thus
eliminating muscle fatigue.

-Allows one to undertake tasks for longer periods


with minimal exhaustion.

-Holds the spinal joints in place, which is essential in


maintaining a good posture.

-Aids in preventing back and muscular pain, all


which are signs of a poorly relaxed body.

-Decreases the abnormal wearing of joints by


keeping them and the bones properly aligned.

-By ensuring our muscles are used correctly and


that no wear or tear occurs.

What Constitutes A Good Posture?

Sustaining a good posture should not be taken to be


a massive mental task or a constant bother. In fact,
the body is designed to maintain normal posture
unconsciously via certain muscles. Although one
ought to be aware of their posture to a given
degree.

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