Standing and Sitting
1. How to stand up straight
Standing is a posture that takes much more time in life than walking.
You are often standing while using public transport such as the subway or bus. At this time, it is good to stand comfortably with your feet shoulder-width apart, keep your feet in an eleven (11) figure, and press your big toes and the inside of your knees inward.
In particular, when taking the posture, do not bend your shoulders forward, but let your arms hang naturally, pull your chin slightly and look straight ahead, without lowering your head.
If you maintain this posture, your back will become stronger, your chest naturally straighten, and you can also keep the shape of your neck natural.
Therefore, the spine maintains a normal S-curve, and diseases related to the spine can be prevented.
In this way, the standing posture alone can be effective enough to exercise the lower body and the lower back to increase the strength of the body while maintaining a straight and correct body shape.
At this time, if you do abdominal breathing while standing up straight, you can even have a very excellent qi/ki and blood circulation effect.
2. How to sit upright
Incorrect sitting causes not only pelvic displacement but also spinal displacement.
One of the most common wrong position while sitting on a chair is a posture in which one leg is placed over the other knee.
For those who are comfortable with the left leg crossed, the left pelvis is displaced or will be displaced in the future. For those who are comfortable with the right leg crossed, the right pelvis is or will be displaced in the future.
And, when people who live with their wallets in the back pockets of their trousers sit down to work or drive, pelvic displacement as thick as the wallet occurs, which compresses nerves and cause pain.
In this way, a person with a distorted pelvis does not have a correct lumbar, thoracic, or cervical spine, and can easily cause some disease or pain due to this body shape.
In addition, even if you sit uptight at first, it is difficult to maintain your initial position over time, no matter when working, studying, or watching TV, and the pelvis and lower back may become distorted and the knee cartilage weakened.
Therefore, if you have to sit for a long time, it is good to make a habit of taking a break in the middle of sitting, stretching your body, and repositioning yourself.
I hope you make it a habit to sit properly in your daily life so as not to lose your health.