Posture Challenge

PostureMonth.org is a global public health initiative to promote the impact posture has on your health. Join us now for “31 days to Stronger Posture“. Each... Read More

Practitioners know there’s no such thing as perfect posture, but posture can be improved by strengthening how your body balances, aligns and moves. This week... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 1: Check Your Standing Posture 8 Points of Good Posture How’s your posture?   As we get older, gravity and the muscle weaknesses of weak... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 2: Check Your Sitting Posture 3 Steps to Sit Taller Our parents said “sit up straight.”  But today phones, computers and other tech life habits... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 3: Change Your Tech Habits Smart Phone Life Habits Tech, texting and computing have made posture the new major public health issue.  Prevent neck pain,... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 4: Check Your Posture Foundation Stand Tall in Good Shoes Posture is how you balance your body, which starts with your feet, the foundation of... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 5:  How to Walk Taller and Stronger Focus on PostureZone® Symmetry Having good posture is more than that moment in time captured when having a picture... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 6:  Walk Tall On Stairs Engage Your Core – Going Up, Going Down Using stairs is an opportunity for a posture exercise break. The key... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 7:  Posture Break – Time to Stretch Taking it to the mat for an evaluation. When people spend most of their lives sitting, over... Read More

Learn about exercises that are key to strengthening your posture and balance. This week we’ll focus on the “C” in “ACE Your Posture” Control – Core... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 8:  Posture Break – Time to Align Wall Lean. The StrongPosture® motor control exercises (MCE) work by systematically aligning your perception of where your body... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 9:  Posture Break – One Leg Balance Strengthen Balance If you don’t balance, you fall down!  Our bodies would fall forward without muscles pulling... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 10: Check Your Work Life Habits Can you improve your workspace? A recent study showed that when people sitting at work know their posture... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 11: Posture Break – Breathe Deeply Posture and Breathing Nowadays many people sit an average of 13 hours a day.  Sitting folded in front of... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 12: Step Up Your Stroll Mindful Movement Mindful posture, standing your tallest, is important because it’s the beginning of moving tall.  Balanced posture means muscles... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 13: Check Your Mattress Sleep well and you might wake up smarter! Everyone knows sleep is important, but until recently no one knew exactly why.... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 14: Move Better with StrongPosture® Good Posture Requires Control Posture is about balance, and that means a lot more than just alignment or standing up... Read More

Learn a motion exercise to make us aware of our sitting posture. This week we’ll focus on the “E” in “ACE Your Posture” Exercise – Take a... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 15: Find Opportunities to Move Sit strong, but not too long! Work is what most people do, most of the time. And, most people sit... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 16: Choose the best pillow for your sleep position Wake up refreshed We should spend nearly 1/3 of our life in bed. Sleeping really... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 17: Swap your chair with an exercise ball Active sitting Excessive sitting is now recognized as a true health hazard, and currently the average person sits... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 18: Lift with your core, keep it close Bend and lift with awareness Stack each PostureZone® and Use your Core According to the Bureau of... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 19: Ball Circles Get on the ball! Here’s a quick posture break that incorporates a motor control exercise (MCE). New back pain recommendations from American... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 20: Make the Most of Challenging Environments Be prepared to ACE Your Posture Your posture environment is the physical space in which you put your body.... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 21: Basic DIY Massage Self help techniques to relax Nothing beats a therapeutic massage from a trained professional. Massage keeps your muscles working, your body... Read More

Learn strategies to great Life Habits that support and strengthen strong posture in everyday life. This week we’ll focus on how to integrate Awareness, Control and... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 22: Changing positions during the day Sit Smart Are your home, work and exercise environments optimized for your body? When you must sit, choose a... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 23: Sitting Habits Working towards symmetry The 31 Days to Stronger Posture started with taking your posture picture, either with a camera of using the... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 24: Extra support for your sleep posture Positioning for upper body and hips to avoid pain Posture is how you hold your body to... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 25: Creating daily strong posture habits Brush and balance Did you know you can strengthen your posture as you brush your teeth?  It’s easy, just... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 26: Counter the effects of sitting Ball Stretch A lot of people think their posture is pretty good, and when they stand tall their head... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 27: Make adjustments to sit taller in the car Training good habits How’s your driving posture?  As people become more posture aware, many notice their posture... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 28: Creating good habits to avoid injury Stay upright when you bend “I don’t know what happened. I just bent over to pick something... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 29: Work movement into your workday Sitting all day at work? New guidelines from the British Journal of Sports Medicine(1) recommend getting up and... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip  30: Tips to balance your movement and posture Posture and symmetry As the twig is bent, so grows the tree. People who move unevenly... Read More

StrongPosture® Tip 31: Check your posture, change your habits Beyond the Posture Month Challenge It’s always a good time to really look at your posture, and check... Read More