Why Good Posture Is So Important
Good posture minimizes the risk of pain or injury while exercising.
It re-establishes proper joint function thus allowing the intended
muscles to receive the stimulus. You see, faulty posture alters
joint function, and will determine which muscles receive the
stimulation regardless of the intended target. Let me give you a
common example. Now, over 80% of the population have anterior pelvic
tilt to some degree ( that’s when the hips have dropped forward due
to tight hip flexors) thus inhibiting reciprocal innervation of the
gluteals (buttocks), meaning that they have lost the ability to
contract when required, so the quadriceps (frontal thigh muscles)
can do most of the work to rise from the bottom position of the
squat. So what happens is the back extensor muscles (especially
the lower back) compensate for the glutes, and are forced to do
most of the work to complete the lift. Overworking the back muscles
is risking injury, and think about this: 90% of the population
experience back pain at some point in their life, and lower back
pain / injury costs Australia $9 BILLION annually.
Faulty posture limits performance! So where do I come in? It’s my
job to recognize postural defects and to prescribe an exercise
prescription to correct them, thus giving the client the best
chance of remaining injury free, so that they can achieve their
training goals QUICKLY and relatively SAFELY, with OPTIMAL RESULTS!
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