Stop Slouching When You Start Doing Pilates for Posture
Having a good posture is a dream for many.
People with good posture can sit and walk for hours without experiencing back pain. Aside from that, they look confident with their stance.
If you're one of the majority who suffers from bad posture, don't worry. We know how hard it is to correct bad habits: fixing posture is not something we can do overnight.
If you're looking for ways to improve your posture, try Pilates.
Pilates teaches you how to use your body efficiently. It will strengthen your muscle imbalance or weakness in the body. Hence, correcting your body posture.
La Dolce Studio offers various Pilates services, from virtual to one-on-one studio sessions. With us, you can ensure to get all the benefits Pilates can offer.
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Signs that You Have Bad Posture
81% of the workers in the UK spend four to nine hours sitting at their desks. If you sit with poor posture, you may be amplifying the long-term adverse effects.
To maintain proper posture, whether standing, sitting, or lying down, you must keep your body in a position that puts the least strain on your joints. Here are signs that your posture needs improvement.
Frequent Neck and Back Pains
Back and neck pain will almost certainly result from months and years of bad posture. Poor posture likely is the cause if you experience persistent tightness, stiffness, or discomfort in your neck or back.
Forward Head Carriage or Hunchback
Poor posture shows physically in several ways, but the two most typical ones are the forward neck carriage and the hunched back. An excessive forward curving of the upper back is referred to as having a "hunch back."
Your neck joints experience increased stress when you have "forward head carriage," which is when your head leans forward. Typically, for a good posture, your ear hole should be directly over the middle of your shoulder.
Continuous Headache
The majority of office employees with poor postural habits get frequent headaches. The neck's joints and discs experience significant strain due to the forward head carriage as they work to support the head's weight.
In this position, neck muscles are overstretched, which causes stress from the back of the head. Tension headaches are the result of this. (However, tension and teeth grinding can also cause them.)
Bent Pelvis
The hip flexors, which extend from the lower back into the front of the hip, can become stiff from prolonged sitting or a job requiring a lot of desk work.
As a result of tight hip flexors, the pelvis rotates forward. The lower and upper back may become more curved, which may be painful.
Rounded Shoulders
High, rounded shoulders and tight pectoral muscles are symptoms of bad posture typical among office workers. The muscles at the front of the shoulders (the pectorals) can become tighter and shorter from prolonged computer use, while the muscles in the back can become longer and weaker.
Rounded shoulders can also be caused by muscular imbalances in the gym when the upper/mid back is neglected to build up the chest muscles. This puts more stress on the shoulder joint and increases the risk of rotator cuff tears and impingement.
Start Doing Pilates
If you relate to most of the signs above, you should start doing Pilates and correcting your bad posture.
What is Pilates?
Pilates is a form of exercise developed in the 1920s for therapeutic purposes by German physical trainer Joseph Pilates. It enhances flexibility, strength, and body awareness through regulated movements.
His approach was influenced by various forms of exercise, such as boxing and gymnastics. The first groups to gain from this exercise were dancers and soldiers who had just returned from combat.
Pilates exercises frequently emphasize the activation of the core through repetitions of toe taps, leg extensions, and abdominal curls. You'll notice that these movements are incorporated into each session.
Benefits of Pilates
Pilates uses subtle, focused movements to alter your body dramatically. Pilates also provides advantages for your mental health, so it's not just about your physical wellness.
Here are some of the benefits you can get when you start Pilates.
Improves Posture
As this article suggests, Pilates indeed helps in having a better posture.
Pilates is the best exercise training to enhance structural alignment and good posture. Slouching, hunching over gadgets, tension, or structural abnormalities like scoliosis can all lead to poor posture.
Pilates is the ideal exercise for anyone experiencing structural abnormalities or daily life stresses since it strongly emphasizes core stability, flexibility, and addressing muscular imbalances.
Relieves Stress
Given that exercises give you endorphin, Pilates is suitable for reducing stress. Pilates forces you to move slowly and with intention rather than speeding through the moves to get your heart racing and muscles burning. Doing this makes you more conscious of how your body moves and feels right now.
Moving mindfully can help you become more present, improving how you handle stress. But you must frequently practice if you want to get these advantages. For this reason, committing to a consistent mat, reformer, or one-on-one session is a fantastic idea.
Pilates is an excellent place to start if you're having trouble with stress and anxiety.
Boosts Energy
You might feel more energized as you enter the Pilates routine because Pilates enhances blood circulation. That energizes and moves your body.
Additionally, it improves the overall health of your body (due to an aligned spine, a strong core, and increased flexibility), which might give you more energy.
Enhance Focus
When you do Pilates, you not only work out your body but also your concentration skills. Pilates demands focus on reaping its full benefits. You must ensure that every action you make is in harmony with your breathing and body. This improves your present-moment focus and may spread to other areas of your life.
Reduces Back Pain
One sign of bad posture is back pain. Pilates increases spinal flexibility by considering each vertebra as a separate bone and emphasizing the proper stacking order of the spine's bones on top of one another.
This focus on mobility helps to prevent low back joint stiffness and muscular tightness, together with workouts that improve the stability of the abdominal and back muscles.
Pilates indeed has several benefits. However, it can be hard to indulge, especially if you're a beginner. Your best option is to seek help from a professional. Reap all these benefits by doing it the right way.
La Dolce Studio offers several Pilates services. Book us a call now to start.
Get Started With Your Pilates Journey At Our Studio
It is usually advised to perform Pilates exercises to help prevent and treat back discomfort, including low back pain. They help to build a strong core that supports the back, promotes proper alignment, and offers gentle back stretches.
Pilates, however, is not miraculous in and of itself, which many people fail to mention. For Pilates exercises to be effective, they must be performed properly. Actually, performing pilates incorrectly can have the opposite impact and even worsen lower back problems.
Consult your healthcare provider before beginning any fitness regimen if you are currently experiencing back discomfort.
And if you have been cleared of all trouble and are ready to start working out, La Dolce is the perfect studio.
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