Comments on: 5 Reasons to Have Good Posture http://ririanproject.com/2008/11/15/5-reasons-to-have-good-posture/ A personal development blog! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: K http://ririanproject.com/2008/11/15/5-reasons-to-have-good-posture/comment-page-1/#comment-148931 K Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:17:43 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/?p=476#comment-148931 ok so how can I get this good posture? i'm told i have mild scoliosis and it should improve on its own yet i feel slouchy. ok so how can I get this good posture? i’m told i have mild scoliosis and it should improve on its own yet i feel slouchy.

]]> By: Matt Gibson http://ririanproject.com/2008/11/15/5-reasons-to-have-good-posture/comment-page-1/#comment-148883 Matt Gibson Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:48:12 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/?p=476#comment-148883 While I certainly agree with everything that's said here, if you try to improve your posture without help from someone who knows what they're doing, you may end up causing more problems. If you have real posture problems, my advice would be to find someone with some qualification or accreditation in something relevant ("deportment teacher" being a dwindling category in the phone book, I'm guessing!) Personally, I've been taking lessons in the Alexander Technique for about a year. In the early stages, I found out the hard way that if, say, you just try to "sit up straighter", then you generally end up turning extra muscles on to fight the ones that are already dragging you down. You can end up with more aches and pains than you started with. Someone who knows what they're doing can make you aware enough of what's going on in your own body that you find the tension that's already there and relax it, unwinding yourself into better, more natural "posture". While I certainly agree with everything that’s said here, if you try to improve your posture without help from someone who knows what they’re doing, you may end up causing more problems. If you have real posture problems, my advice would be to find someone with some qualification or accreditation in something relevant (“deportment teacher” being a dwindling category in the phone book, I’m guessing!)

Personally, I’ve been taking lessons in the Alexander Technique for about a year. In the early stages, I found out the hard way that if, say, you just try to “sit up straighter”, then you generally end up turning extra muscles on to fight the ones that are already dragging you down. You can end up with more aches and pains than you started with.

Someone who knows what they’re doing can make you aware enough of what’s going on in your own body that you find the tension that’s already there and relax it, unwinding yourself into better, more natural “posture”.

]]> By: Sean Kelly http://ririanproject.com/2008/11/15/5-reasons-to-have-good-posture/comment-page-1/#comment-148813 Sean Kelly Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:24:48 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/?p=476#comment-148813 I totally agree. I've been consciously working on my posture (I've had bad posture for years) and the difference is incredible. I think people look at me a little differently (better) and I feel much healthier when I'm standing (and even sitting) with better posture. Great post :D I totally agree. I’ve been consciously working on my posture (I’ve had bad posture for years) and the difference is incredible. I think people look at me a little differently (better) and I feel much healthier when I’m standing (and even sitting) with better posture. Great post :D

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