Movements Afoot’s Blog

Lesley Powell, Director of  Movements Afoot

POSTURE: IMPROVING MOVEMENT

One’s posture has organized around one’s habits.

Awareness, improving flexibility and strength are important. Sometimes tightness of certain parts of the body prevents one from improving one’s alignment. Tightness is also reflective of weakness. If a building begins to sag, there are supports that have weakened.

Putting a new support at the shortened length will create other problems. This is why it is important to work on mobility and strength together.

Maintaining mobility of the joints is key to health and function. If a joint is rigid, the body has to organize around this. This will cause imbalances of function. I am amazed in my travel how very little people move. Simple movements performed daily will keep us healthy.

I would love people to wiggle their spines a couple times a day. Here are simple movements to do daily. These movements should always be performed with ease of motion and comfort. We have shown the exercises in sitting. They all can be done standing as well.

Office Stretches