How Do You Correct Poor Posture With Strength Training?
Having good posture not only helps to alleviate chronic neck and back pain, it also helps us to look thinner and stronger. If your job or daily activities require you to be in a position of having your shoulders and upper back rounded forward, it is important to do some simple exercises to help strengthen the back muscles. These exercises are best if done lying on your stomach on the floor. It can be hard on your back to do these while lying on a soft, un-supportive couch or bed. If your low back tends to be sensitive, you can modify these movements by placing a pillow underneath your stomach and hip bones. This will prevent the back from arching while exercising. For all of these exercises, to protect the back keep the abdominal and buttocks muscles tight. Bent row. Using hand held weights place your knuckles on the floor and lift your elbows up. Your palms are facing your body. Your elbows should be bent at a 90-degree angle. Keep your elbows in line above your wrists. Keep this alig
