By Olga Smith
22 December 2020
By Olga Smith
One of my friends went to a polo match where Prince William and Hurry were playing. She said that they were the only ones who played with a straight back, the rest of the players were slouching on a horse in the attempt to hit the ball. Indeed, good posture and straight back are associated with Royal bearing.
Below are the advantages of having good posture:
People with good posture look powerful and graceful.
Good posture is a sign of balance in your body which ensures good blood circulation and high energy.
Good posture helps you to own the room you walk into and create an impression of a confident person.
People with good posture can look straight and create good eye contact.
Bad posture is a sign of imbalance in your body and mind. Bad posture can lead to tension in your body and health problems in future. No wonder that bad posture is associated with lack of confidence, bad health, unhappy life and low spirit. The main characteristics of bad posture are:
Slouching
Body tilted backwards or forwards
Lifted shoulders
Looking down
Toes pointing left and right, looking like a penguin
Both toes pointing inside and heels pointing outside
One shoulder is higher than the other
Hunched back
Humping on one leg
In our book Get Rid of your Accent Part Two and in the app Power, Pitch, Pace, Pause we talk about posture preparation as part of working on your voice power. The basis for all speech is breath and before starting breathing exercises we recommend that you always check your posture. Below is a checklist for having good posture:Your back is straight
Your shoulders are relaxed and look even height
Your chin is parallel to the floor
Your toes are pointing forward, not outwards or inwards
You put your weight mostly on the balls of your feet.
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