Archive for the ‘Healthy Posture’ Category
Do you want to live to be 100? The Centers for Disease Control reports that Americans currently have an average life expectancy of 77.9 years. This has risen from 49.2 years at the turn of the 20th century. The aging of the Baby Boomers also means that we now have a larger [...]
With summer almost upon us, you probably have plans to take a vacation at some point (hopefully!). Maybe you’ve found a nice spot to spend a few days, and you’d like to drive there rather than fly. But driving can be a “can of worms” for some people. You might be pretty [...]
An article in Business Week on April 29 (http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_19/b4177071221162.htm?chan=magazine+channel_etc) discusses the dangers of chairs and sitting. It’s called “Your Office Chair Is Killing You“, and it states that “sitting is a public health risk.” Some of the article discusses the dangers in terms of obesity. Of course, movement is necessary to the [...]
Have you ever wondered if how you sit and stand could affect your health negatively? You probably have felt tension and/or pain in your back or neck from sitting in an unhealthy position. But did you know that this “out of Balance” posture can actually affect your internal organs?
I read some fascinating information [...]
Over the years of teaching the Balance Method, one thing I’ve learned is that symmetry tends to reduce pain and increase comfort. We are all asymmetrical to some degree. In some people that asymmetry can be more extreme, and can lead to pain and impaired function. Scoliosis is an asymmetrical condition that is a lateral [...]
Check out this amazing video which shows how different posture was before the 1920’s in the U.S. Around that time there was a shift in fashion, and now almost everyone has “out of Balance” posture. This video shows how straight people were prior to the 1920’s. Look at how far back their [...]
5 Tips to Keep You Practicing for Life!
In 2007, I attended a Yoga Therapy conference where one of the presenters said, “I make my living helping people who got hurt in other people’s yoga classes”. You might be surprised to find out that people can get injured doing yoga. After all, yoga is considered to [...]
The results of a study on children carrying heavy backpacks was just published in January of 2010 in the journal Spine. The study showed that when weight was added to backpacks that children were wearing, their spines showed more compression and curvature. The weights were 9, 18, and 26 pounds. The children also reported more [...]
Check out this great photo, taken by Bill Pfeffer. Look at the length in her spine, and the quality of relaxation in how she carries the weight.
Have you ever resolved to change something in your life, and then found that no matter how hard you try, it seems impossible? It can be really frustrating to want to change yet not be able to make it happen. Do you want to improve your posture this year? Have you been noticing that your [...]