10lbs Slimmer Without Breaking a Sweat!
By my Fitness Friend, Susie Shina!
(I’m going to follow her advice because I hate sweaty exercises!)
A woman stopped me in the produce section of the grocery store. Distressed and worn-out, she asked, ‘Hey, Susie… What can I do about this?’ and she grabbed a big handful of her tummy. I told her very simply to STAND UP STRAIGHT.
It’s true; my #1 exercise for women is PERFECT POSTURE. Our bodies go through some ‘balance’ changes while pregnant. Our abdominal muscles stretch, our shoulders roll forward and our big butts stick out. Our bodies become accustomed to being in this position. Then it gets worse after giving birth with the care of our babies.
We hunch over to feed our babies, our heads are down to gaze at our babies and our shoulders slouch to rest our tired bodies. Then as our toddlers toddle, we have to stoop to hold their hands. That’s years of poor posture and we just sort of get stuck like that.
There is hope!!! Go stand in front of the mirror and slouch…really let it all hang out. What do you think? Now stand up really straight. Big difference! Why is perfect posture my ultimate exercise for women?
1. When you stand up straight, lots of muscles are working – upper and lower back, abdominals, hips, thighs, butt, and more.
2. Perfect posture is the exercise you can do ANYTIME, ANYWHERE… and you won’t get sweaty!
3. Exercising perfect posture increases the amount of oxygen you get to your brain, increasing memory and energy essential for doing your job well!
4. Because perfect posture involves endurance for the muscles involved, you naturally build strength allowing you to avoid back injuries, hernias and even alleviating sciatica.
5. Perfect posture is beyond physical well-being…standing up straight makes you instantly look 10lbs slimmer which increases your body-image and confidence.
What is the correct way to do this exercise?
1. Stand against a wall, roll your shoulders back, tighten your tummy, lift your chin and lengthen your spine. Your shoulder blades, butt and heels should be touching the wall. Step away from the way and maintain the posture…this is perfect!
2. Set a timer for 15 minutes and stand up or sit up straight for the entire time. Start doing this four times each day and build from there. Suddenly you’ll be practicing seven times each day for 30 minutes a shot. Next thing you know you’ll be walking tall without even thinking about it.
3. If you find this uncomfortable, it is because you’ve probably been slouching for awhile. Like anything else, practice makes perfect and standing up straight will soon be more comfortable than slouching.
Everyone can enjoy the great benefits of perfect posture… it is free, you can do it anytime, anywhere and you look like a million bucks when you do it! In just a matter of seconds, you can look slimmer, exercise several muscles and also prevent common back injuries and postural deviations. Now get out there and stand up straight!
Fitness Lifestylist Susie Shina restores and restyles bodies and lives with her award winning lifestyle concept, Fit Enough. If you are ready to start enjoying life in a body you love (without getting worked up about the workout), get your copy of Fit Enough today at www.fit-enough.com © 2008 TeamShinaGo! LLC
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