We all know that good posture is important but often we struggle to maintain it. Getting into a good postural position can be complicated. We often are told to ‘sit up straight’, ‘keep shoulders down’ and ‘pull your head back’. Trying to think of all of this can get confusing. For this body hack, I will show you how you can use the Shaka or ‘Hang loose’ sign as a simple cue to get into a good postural position. Continue reading to see how to do it.
One of the main postural problems I see is the slouched position, where our shoulders round forward, our mid back rounds and our head moves forward. To reverse this into a good position requires you to lift the chest up, allow the shoulders to relax down and back and shift the head to move backwards. Thinking of all of this is quite confusing though. A simple way around this is to simply use the Shaka sign as a guide to make sure you are in a good postural position. Here is how to do it:
Simply get into a good postural position (standing nice and tall with shoulders back and down and head back). Now note the distance between the bottom of your sternum and your pubic bone/pelvis. In most people this will be around about the distance between the tip of your thumb and little finger when doing the Shaka or ‘hang loose’ sign.
So the hack is simple. Just do your Shaka sign, place your thumb at the bottom of your sternum and then lift your chest upwards so the little finger is close to your pubic bone. Simply getting this distance right will naturally stand you up tall, your shoulders will go back and down and your head should move backwards. Straight away you are in a better postural position.
Whenever you think about your posture, no matter whether you are sitting, standing or bending over, simply using this hack will improve your posture. The more you can do it, the more natural it will be and the better your posture will become. Your body will thank you for it.
Simply get into a good postural position (standing nice and tall with shoulders back and down and head back). Now note the distance between the bottom of your sternum and your pubic bone/pelvis. In most people this will be around about the distance between the tip of your thumb and little finger when doing the Shaka or ‘hang loose’ sign.
So the hack is simple. Just do your Shaka sign, place your thumb at the bottom of your sternum and then lift your chest upwards so the little finger is close to your pubic bone. Simply getting this distance right will naturally stand you up tall, your shoulders will go back and down and your head should move backwards. Straight away you are in a better postural position.
Whenever you think about your posture, no matter whether you are sitting, standing or bending over, simply using this hack will improve your posture. The more you can do it, the more natural it will be and the better your posture will become. Your body will thank you for it.
RSS Feed
