No matter how old you are, you're never too old to work on improving your posture. By having better posture, you'll have better respiration and you'll have an easier time engaging in day-to-day activities. You will also have better balance, most importantly. If you are struggling with balance and fall, you might suffer serious injuries. Even fearing falling can lead to you limiting your activities.

Posture Exercises

Fortunately, there are many posture exercises that may be performed while you are sitting in a chair. For example, you can simply raise your arms in the air and squeeze your shoulder blades together. This can help improve shoulder posture and can also correct your breathing.

Simply raising and lowering your shoulders can help improve your posture. This will improve the flexibility of both your shoulders and rib cage. This helps you maintain a more erect posture. It helps you reduce slouching.

The chin tuck and jut is often performed when an individual has poor posture. It strengthens some of the most important muscles for maintaining good posture, the cervical retracting muscles. This exercise allows you to maintain a neutral spine when you are sitting. 

Placing your back against the wall and placing your hand on your back can create pressure on the back that can help strengthen your pelvis and buttocks. 

Next, consider performing a spinal extension. This is where you inhale and then stand up as tall as possible. This is useful if you often find yourself slouching or have your chin down. This makes your chest more flexible and also helps improve respiration. 

Factors That Affect Your Posture

Improving your muscle strength and moving around in general will keep your muscles strong enough to where they can maintain a great posture. Generally, a sedentary lifestyle will weaken your muscles and interfere with your ability to maintain a great posture. 

You may have also suffered an injury that interferes with your ability to maintain a good posture. You may also have a condition such as osteoporosis that could affect your posture. In these cases, you'll need more than a change to your exercise routine. You'll also need a medical treatment for the underlying issue.

The Role of an Orthopedic Rehab Program

If you're still struggling to improve your posture, you should consider getting in contact with an orthopedic rehab program. There are many medical problems that can be helped along through such programs in addition to improving your posture. 

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