Your posture isn’t something you “fix” by reminding yourself to stand up straight all day.

Your posture isn’t something you “fix” by reminding yourself to stand up straight all day. Your body adapts to how you move, how you sit, how you train, and the positions you repeatedly spend time in. That’s why lasting posture changes require more than a few stretches you found online 👀 The goal is to understand YOUR specific compensation patterns, build strength and control where you need it, and create daily habits that actually support the changes you’re working toward. Because when your bo Looking at our posture, the first compensation patterns that really stand out to me are the rounded shoulders and the forward head. And it also looks like there could be some anterior pelvic tilt happening through the pelvis. As a posture and strength coach, if she came to me wanting to improve her posture, I would definitely want to address what's contributing to those imbalances in the first place. Starting with the upper body, I'd work on improving mobility through the chest and upper back, while also strengthening the muscles around the shoulder blades that are going to help bring those shoulders back into that neutral position. For the forward head posture, I'd work on improving deep core strength and control in the deeper neck muscles. While also addressing the attention and compensation that may also be happening through the upper traps, the chest and the neck. We can do all of the corrective exercises in the world, but if we're not spending the other 8 to 10 hours of our day reinforcing those new movement patterns, then it's just going to be that much harder for us to create that change in our posture overall. We also want to look at the position of her pelvis and the rib cage and working on improving deep core strength. So she actually has a strong foundation from the way up. The exercises are definitely just one part of the puzzle. I would also love to see what her posture habits are throughout the day. How much she's sitting, how often she's moving, and the positions that she spends most of her time in. Because we can do all of the corrective exercises in the world, but if we're not spending the other 8 to 10 hours of our day reinforcing those new movement patterns, then it's just going to be that much harder for us to create that change in our posture overall. If you want help figuring out what's contributing to your posture and exactly what to work on, DM me and I'll see if I can help.