Hunching

runfreddyrun
runfreddyrun Posts: 137 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So when I look at myself from the side in the mirror there is a big curve in my back, making me think I'm not standing up straight. Looks like I'm hunched over but even if I try to straighten my back, it doesn't really fix it. And it's not even hunched over. It's like the opposite of hunching. I need to lose 60 lbs. Does that just fix itself when you lose weight or is that a 'need to strengthen your core' thing?

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  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Both should help. Less weight dragging you down and stronger muscles holding you up will have a nice overall effect. Most posture has improved dramatically.
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    Do you mean that your back curves in, or out?
  • runfreddyrun
    runfreddyrun Posts: 137 Member
    in.
  • dragonfly_em
    dragonfly_em Posts: 122 Member
    sports massage could help- loosen up those shoulder muscles esp if you are working at a computer loads
  • KaidaKantri
    KaidaKantri Posts: 401
    It could easily be that the fat makes it look like that. I noticed that myself, and I realized it's just the way the fat hangs, it makes it look dipped in.
  • aryastark8
    aryastark8 Posts: 57 Member
    I think it's "learn the correct posture" thing. There's a book called "8 steps to a pain-free back" that teaches the correct posture in everything you do, like how to sit, stand, walk, lie correctly. If you are worried about your posture, I'd try that.
  • sharoniballoni
    sharoniballoni Posts: 163 Member
    Yes, strengthen your core, but losing weight won't fix it, per se. It takes practice to turn standing and sitting up straight into a habit.

    Tuck your butt in, pull your belly button in and lift your chest up. Imagine there's a string attached to the top of your head, pulling you up to the sky.
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    I have the same thing... but I think it's how I'm built. I know for a fact it's partly the way I stand... not because of my back, but my HIPS. Try rotating your hips backwards a little bit, making it almost feel like your sucking your butt in. I found this out because I have hip issues, for one, but a lot of people do this. There are some floor exercises that you can do that will strengthen those muscle for it to be more natural for you and it strengthens your core as well.

    Lay on your back, and roll your hips backwards while knees bent. Hold for 15 seconds. Do this 5 times.
    Then roll your hips backwards with knees still bent. Lift one leg still bent, put back down. Lift the other leg, put back down. Do each leg 5 times. Do that 2x a day.

    ***When you do those exercises make sure you keep those hips rolled back. You can check by putting your hand, or having someone else put their hand, on the small of your back. You know you're doing it right when there isn't a space.

    That might help ya. Not always a back issue.
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