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In Efficient Posture you may see:
- Skeletal System Support
- Building Blocks Stacked
- Ears over Shoulders and Hips
- Balance and Symmetry
- Shoulders and Hips Forward
- Equally Weighted
- Knees over Toes
- Spinal Elongation
- Feet and Knees Forward
- Neutral Position
In Inefficient Posture you may notice:
- Skeleton not supporting body - Muscular strain
- Building Blocks not Stacked - Fighting gravity
- Ears not over Shoulders or Hips - Poor core stability
- Balance and Symmetry absent - Unstable on feet
- Shoulders not equally forward - Spinal torque
- Unequally Weighted on Feet - Reaction time slower 2 photos
- Knees not over Toes - Joints at risk
- Spinal Compression - Premature aging
- Feet and Knees not forward - Uneven wear and tear
- Lacking Neutral Position - Body language expressing an attitude
Read about The 10 Postural Habits of Highly Efficient Bodies
1 minute Exercise: Discover your Postural Habits
When forced to stand, do you habitually shift to one leg, brace your hands on your hips or lean against something? Try this.
Set a timer for 1 minute. Stand with your eyes closed. Feel where your body begins to get tired. Imagine your posture in 5 years - 10 years. Allow yourself to move in that direction. Shift positions and notice what changes. Stretch various ways to release the tension. Notice which stretches your body habitually urges you to do. Throughout the day, notice how you use your body.
Would you like to use your body with greater elegance, efficiency and ease?
The Dynamic Walking and Stretching Method was designed to, first, re balance your body (through the stretches) and then, set neutral by walking dynamically (using dynamic forces, like gravity and momentum). The program retrains deep postural muscles, called psoas muscles, to stretch and strengthen providing core stability. You'll also learn to lift out of your hips to decompress your spine. You will feel the results immediately.
Eventually you'll be able to stand straight feeling relaxed because your skeletal system is supporting you. A Dynamic Body is balanced at rest and moves with elegance, efficiency and ease in all of life's activities. Just imagine how relaxed and peaceful you'll feel finding 'home base.' With practice in 1-3 months, you'll feel lighter, taller, younger and stronger.
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