When the muscles are stretched like ropes it is technically impossible to approach a release, even emotional and vice versa, or that the bands can contract excessively due to long- held emotions .
The less episodic and rather chronic muscle contraction is a real barrier that the subject puts to parry himself from his emotions. Posture is the result of many factors, it is a complex architecture that includes neuro-physiological and bio-mechanical mechanisms, along with emotional processes.
Maintaining incorrect positions for a long time that lead to an imbalance of function between the spine and the pelvis eventually affects the plantar support.
Trying to approach a correct posture requires a certain amount of self-observation, especially when one moves by loading weights (for example, spending).
Making movement in a conscious way is useful not only to lubricate the body but also to notice the habits of descent to the ground, extension of the limbs, expansion in space.
Impeccable postures throughout the day
Let's see how best to take certain actions we perform during our day, from the standing position to the one we take before going to bed.
The correct standing posture
It seems strange but the way we breathe directly and significantly affects our upright posture. It can be useful to look in the mirror and draw with the mind an imaginary line that goes from the earlobes and that passes through the shoulders, hips and knees up to the center of the ankles.
Think of your postural pattern as a "casket for internal organs" : for example, the heart cannot be comfortable if the chest closes continuously. Even if you stand in line or in other standing situations where you are asked to wait, you can always dedicate yourself to specific breathing exercises.
What are the symptoms of incorrect posture?
Correct posture during walking
Studying your own pace is a real adventure and you will be able to discover things that you were not aware of. For example, when walking, how much do you express the complete roll of the foot? How much do you move in external supination or pronation? The first step to correct the step is to think that the gesture of walking starts in the abdominal center, like all our actions.
Neck and shoulders should be relaxed, the back should remain vertical (always without eliminating the 4 waves), not too arched. The foot should slide from the heel to the toe and the arms should remain free, follow the course of the foot.
Posture in the race
In order for the posture to be correct in the race it is necessary to think first of all about the biomechanics of the athletic gesture, in order to fully understand how important it is not to overload the joints .
The swing of the arms also transmits the rhythm to the gambs; mentally one must think of stretching the central part of the torso and bending slightly forward with the pelvis, to have the hips in a functional position with respect to the legs .
In the push of the stride one should concentrate on the buttocks to have power at the next step. Contact with the ground should always be maintained, also to avoid going to aggravate microtrauma to the vertebral column due to impact.
The correct sitting posture
The height of the chair must be such as to provide a comfortable support for the buttocks and the feet should rest on the ground .
The backrest should respect the four waves of the column; the knees should always be bent at 90 °, otherwise it means that you are sinking into the chair. Yes to the adjustable armrests, avoid fixing them too low.
The correct computer posture
Bending over the computer is incorrect and means not having fully understood the nature of the computer itself, which is actually a tool, it should be used, but the opposite must not happen, we must not be the ones bending over it.
The shoulders should be relaxed and the head in the center of them. The screen should be kept at a distance (about 65-70 cm, based on the length of your arm) and with adequate brightness .
The elbows attached to the sides allow you to work properly. Always check that your wrists are relaxed. Use the mouse without just working with one part but with the whole arm. Nothing prevents you from making stops to rest your eyes and indulge in some desk exercise.
The correct posture in the bathroom
Our position sitting on the toilet has been questioned by various theorists and scholars of intestinal balance . In fact, the sitting position would not optimally favor peristalsis: the closing mechanism of the intestine is not designed for optimal opening of the sphincter when standing or completely seated.
The squat position would be the best to defecate and in the long run would avoid episodes of diverticulitis and constipation; we know that it will seem rather strange, but in fact it would almost be sitting on the toilet bowl with the feet resting on a crib and the knees high to maintain a squatting position.
A very important detail that joins the care of posture: breathing well. It is really important not to hold your breath when going to the bathroom.
Posture when driving
At the wheel it takes the right balance between the "backwardness" and the propensity forwards : in the first case we end up shortening the paravertebral discs and we insist on a prolapse at the level of the paravertebral muscles, which instead should always support the bust; in the second case, an immense tension is created at the level of the cervical vertebrae. So, arms stretched out, but not tense, that easily reach the top of the steering wheel
How to hold the steering wheel ? The wrists should be kept in an intermediate position between flexion and extension (neutral position) to avoid pathologies affecting tendons (tendinopathies) and nerves (carpal tunnel syndrome) and hands tightening the two ends of the steering wheel, at 10:10.
The correct posture for sleeping
It seems that the position in which we enter into the dream dimension makes a big difference with respect to the quality of the dreams we will have.
Many studies related to the Body Action Posture (BAP) have shown that there are several positions that hinder a peaceful sleep : the pillow must be neither too high nor too low, in order to avoid problems in the cervical tract. Latex pillows support the neck, but do not create tension in the neck and head.
It is good to take a position that allows all the limbs to expand or collect. Usually the lying position on the right side favors a good quality sleep, if there are no particular problems at the level of the trunk and the pillow is well settled with respect to the shoulder.
