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⁉️ 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝘀. 𝗙𝗮𝗰t. Standing with good posture can assist keeping your bones & joint in alignment, and 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 decrease you pain. I call this posture your gravity line. BUT we weren’t deigned to stay static, we were designed to move. What often happens is when you begin to move, your poor posture returns and so does your pain.The word posture reminds me of my mom nagging lovingly telling me to sit up straight. Shoulders back, chin up, stomach in! While this may help avoid slouching, (thanks Mom!) this often creates more problems. It leads to the misconception that we must adopt a rigid, military-esque stance. The effort needed to maintain this position is exhausting and leads to overcompensation. Thus creating more tension throughout the muscular and fascial system. Posture is not only a static position but how your muscles, joints and fascia move. Clinging to a stiff, tense idea of what posture should be will only cause you more pain.🤔 So what should you be doing instead? Focusing on the right muscles and loosen up! → Focus on which muscles are doing the work. Observe how your daily movements and positions. Pay attention to your joint alignment while moving. Don’t constantly tense your muscles in an attempt to stand “straighter”.→ Challenge yourself with awareness exercises. These simple balancing techniques help make your make your ligaments and tendons smarter. By telling your brain where your body is in space. By knowing this (without thinking about it) the ligaments and tendons to assist the muscles into holding your bones in proper alignment.→ Support your movement by creating a balance of mobility and strength to create a stable, balanced body. While standing straight may be an attempt to get yourself out of pain, it might not be the right remedy for you. If you fall into this cycle you may begin to accept pain as your new norm...Many of the clients I work with get better faster with the movement approach. Do you agree or disagree? Tell me in the comments below.