Comments on: 30 Days to a Better Man Day 22: Improve Your Posture http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/21/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-22-improve-your-posture/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: R. Marc Andrews 503 583 2037 Good Posture: How to Improve Your Posture | The Art of Manliness http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/21/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-22-improve-your-posture/comment-page-1/#comment-97288 R. Marc Andrews 503 583 2037 Good Posture: How to Improve Your Posture | The Art of Manliness Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:12:13 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3613#comment-97288 [...] Good Posture: How to Improve Your Posture | The Art of Manliness They are the battle cries of moms and elementary school teachers all over the world: “Sit up straight!” and “Stop slouching!” Despite what our third grade minds may have thought, sitting up straight wasn’t a stress position used to break unruly children. Believe it or not, our parents and teachers had a reason for issuing these demands. They intuitively knew of the health and psychological benefits people with proper posture enjoyed, and they were just trying instill the habit into our young, impressionable minds. To their disappointment, we probably ignored them and went on with our slouching ways. via artofmanliness.com [...] [...] Good Posture: How to Improve Your Posture | The Art of Manliness They are the battle cries of moms and elementary school teachers all over the world: “Sit up straight!” and “Stop slouching!” Despite what our third grade minds may have thought, sitting up straight wasn’t a stress position used to break unruly children. Believe it or not, our parents and teachers had a reason for issuing these demands. They intuitively knew of the health and psychological benefits people with proper posture enjoyed, and they were just trying instill the habit into our young, impressionable minds. To their disappointment, we probably ignored them and went on with our slouching ways. via artofmanliness.com [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/21/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-22-improve-your-posture/comment-page-1/#comment-91455 Andrew Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:50:54 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3613#comment-91455 Great article. As a Structural Integration practitioner, I'm very aware of people's posture and movement. A person's body language and their movement communicates volumes about their mood, their attitude, their confidence, how they feel about themselves, how they feel about the world, etc... As Martha Graham said, "The body says what words cannot." I highly recommend getting some skilled bodywork (ala Rolfing, Structural Integration or some other structurally oriented therapy). If done well, it will increase your awareness of your body and your sense of being comfortable and confident in your skin, which is important for a man. Better posture and more easeful movement will follow. People take note of a man (or woman) who is structurally aligned in a relaxed and grounded way (not in a strict 'military posture' or some other contrived way). And on top of that, as the article notes, it improves the natural functioning of your whole system. Great article. As a Structural Integration practitioner, I’m very aware of people’s posture and movement. A person’s body language and their movement communicates volumes about their mood, their attitude, their confidence, how they feel about themselves, how they feel about the world, etc… As Martha Graham said, “The body says what words cannot.”

I highly recommend getting some skilled bodywork (ala Rolfing, Structural Integration or some other structurally oriented therapy). If done well, it will increase your awareness of your body and your sense of being comfortable and confident in your skin, which is important for a man. Better posture and more easeful movement will follow. People take note of a man (or woman) who is structurally aligned in a relaxed and grounded way (not in a strict ‘military posture’ or some other contrived way). And on top of that, as the article notes, it improves the natural functioning of your whole system.

]]> By: Joe http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/21/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-22-improve-your-posture/comment-page-1/#comment-72171 Joe Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:31:39 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3613#comment-72171 Great article! I've only just found this blog and gradually working my way through some of the old articles... My wife is always commenting on my posture and I know that it is not good for my health or my image. This is something all good men need to keep an eye on until they strengthen their muscles and no longer need to think about it. Great article! I’ve only just found this blog and gradually working my way through some of the old articles… My wife is always commenting on my posture and I know that it is not good for my health or my image. This is something all good men need to keep an eye on until they strengthen their muscles and no longer need to think about it.

]]> By: aaron http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/21/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-22-improve-your-posture/comment-page-1/#comment-59064 aaron Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:32:37 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3613#comment-59064 with all of the calls to improve our posture it is easy to forget what holds us out of posture. over development (shortening) of specific musculature while weakening of others leads us to fight our own muscle length just to sit or stand up straight. massage therapy and physical therapy among others can help us to lengthen the shortened musculature while strengthening the others. siting/standing tall was never so easy as after I had my shortened pecs and abs stretched and my weakened erectors and rhomboids activated by exercise. with all of the calls to improve our posture it is easy to forget what holds us out of posture. over development (shortening) of specific musculature while weakening of others leads us to fight our own muscle length just to sit or stand up straight. massage therapy and physical therapy among others can help us to lengthen the shortened musculature while strengthening the others. siting/standing tall was never so easy as after I had my shortened pecs and abs stretched and my weakened erectors and rhomboids activated by exercise.

]]> By: Amity http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/21/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-22-improve-your-posture/comment-page-1/#comment-42130 Amity Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:10:25 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3613#comment-42130 thanks guys, this is helpful. thanks guys, this is helpful.

]]>