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I'm something of a posture nut. I try to be aware of it all the time. I bug my DH about it. We'll say to one another if there is slumping going on, "Posture Check!"
Oprah did a show many years ago where she taped the audience waiting to get into her show. Most everyone (of all ages) were slumping, leaning or listing. The guest was a posture expert and worked with a few of the audience and then compared it to the earlier footage. The women looked much younger and healthier standing up straight!
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(When I think about the subject of looks even more generally, I'm reminded of reading that some taller girls and women unintentionally developed bad posture by intentionally slouching in an attempt to look shorter, smaller, and more "normal." )
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06-23-18, 09:14 PM | |
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When I was little, I was skinny and looked like a baby bird without feathers in my bathing suit, my shoulder blades sticking out. Dad would command, "Wings in!"
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06-24-18, 01:35 PM | |
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Of course! When I said "most people," young people are included.
That reminds me: I remember going for a routine doctor appointment once, several years ago, and my doctor complimented me on my posture. He said most of his younger patients slouch so badly (and this was before smart phones) and he asked me what my secret was. I was doing Pilates at the time, so that's what I told him. I'm not doing Pilates anymore, but I try to keep up my p.t. exercises from when I had the sore shoulder problem. That has helped me tremendously! Donna
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