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More Simple Posture Suggestions

This is a partial list of simple things that will make good posture easier for you:

• Keep your weight down - excess weight, especially around the middle, pulls on the back and weakens stomach muscles. This makes it harder to maintain erect posture.
• Develop a regular program of exercise - regular exercise keeps you flexible and helps tone the muscles that support proper posture.
• Pay attention to injuries from bumps, falls, and jars - injuries may cause postural adaptations which in turn may cause pain sooner or later.
• Have your eyes examined - a vision problem can affect the way you carry yourself as well as cause eye strain.
• Have your posture professionally assessed - your postural characteristics must be accurately diagnosed before they can be effectively corrected. Your chiropractic physician can help you with this by way of a simple yet thorough examination.
• Don't be too hard on yourself - take it slow when incorporating these good posture suggestions into your daily habits. It won't happen overnight! Complement yourself when you actually remember to put your shoulders back or suck in your belly.

With practice and persistence, you can make the postural changes necessary to prevent injury, breathe easier, work efficiently, and move properly. And don't forget the ultimate benefit: you will feel (and look) fabulous!