STAND UP STRAIGHT!!!

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I've been looking at photos of everyone for weeks now thinking to myself "Stand up straight, d*mn it!!" I think the tendency when you are tall or overweight is to slouch to try to minimize your size, but man . . . I'm watching people losing 50 or 100 pounds or more still slumped over like they're ashamed of something or trying to hide from the world. There's nothing to be ashamed of here!
Do me a favor and stand up, right now, put your arms out to the sides so that they are parallel to the floor then rotate the until your thumbs are pointing to the ceiling, then rotate your shoulders slightly up and back and drop your arms straight down (thumbs still pointing away from your body). Ahh, yes that's much better. Now go do that in front of a mirror, instantly you look more proud, more aware, you're head is held taller, you are exuding self-confidence, and you've just optically removed about a pound from your appearance. Now do that every day and live that self-confidence.

fitnessbekhs

Well said.

TashaP2011

Love that - I have been working on that myself - such a hard habit to break!

emeraldpearl

I LIKE

beckyinma

Good habit to be in, if I slouch it kills my back. LOL...

ronda_gettinghealthy

I am tall and I love being tall!! it breaks my heart to see these young people all slouched over. no matter your height --hold your spine straight and your head up- you can breathe better and you will feel better!!!:bigsmile:

YukonJoy

Thank you! My mom used to tell me to imagine there is a string ties from my but to my shoulders to above my head lol.

Missylydia

So very true. It's something I've been trying to work on lately.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

And so frequently (just like in this post) it's the women who are the worst at this! It's okay to stand up straight and show off those *kitten*-ets!!