fix your posture in 5

You've started to notice your posture shift, for better or worse. Your shoulders may have slumped forwards, neck shifted forward or your hips tilt a little more than before.

Maybe you have not noticed any of these changes. The truth is most of us have left some part of our "ideal posture" shift towards not-so ideal.

What is a physical sign of this fact? Low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain or inability to exercise without experiencing joint pain of any type.

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The good news is you can take action to correct your posture and experience pain-free living, in 5 short minutes.

Band exercises

All you need is a band for these exercises. The exercises from the video below are; pull-aparts, "no monies", reverse grip pull-aparts, palms up "no monies". Do 12 repetitions at each 4, rest after the 4th exercise. Repeat all 4 exercises 2-3 more times.
Focus on squeezing the shoulder blades together here.

Dumbbell exercises

The rotator cuff is a common site of injury and pain, because the shoulder joint is a hub of mostly all the muscles of the upper body. When the shoulder joint is misaligned, some muscles have to work harder for others, causing an over-emphasis of the misalignment and leading to pain.

A good way to treat and prevent this agonizing pain is to warm up with the 4 exercises in the video. All of which are commonly known as the "I", "Y", "T" and rotator raise exercise series. Perform 10-12 repetitions of each exercise, rest and repeat another 2-3 times.

Practice movements

In the videos above, I go through a few exercises you can add into any workout. Try to incorporate at least 2 of the 8 above to each of your workouts or daily movement practices. You will see a huge change in your posture.