Sunday, August 19, 2012

Skinnier In Seconds! Scoliosis & Migraine Exercise

We all know we should have better posture. In treating my migraines, I discovered that my posture was the main culprit. After about 3 months of working on my posture, I have stopped having to live with always having to take an Excedrin and Tylenol cocktail just to get through the day.

So, to the point at hand: everyone wants to look skinnier, myself included. An easy to do spinal straightening exercise makes you look longer through the belly (universally loathed body part) which results in looking skinnier and "snatched"through the middle.

Additionally, this spinal elongation stretch is very simple and will improve your posture to combat migraines and scoliosis.

Look Skinnier Spinal Stretch:


1) Lay on the ground or any flat surface on your back.
(After you've gotten the feel of the exercise on the ground, then practice STANDING TO LOOK SKINNIER or seated.)

2) Place your right hand on your right hip bone (even if you can't feel it!).
Palm should be facing down (prone) on the belly. Be sure the entire palm is on the belly.

3) Put the left hand on the left ribcage, palm prone.

4) Push the left side of your ribcage to your right using the pressure from your left palm to move your body.
At the same time, use the right palm against the right hip bone to push your hips to the left.
You should be pushing your left ribcage and right hip toward the midline of your body.

For additional benefit, see if you can practice deep breathing while in this position with the goal of pushing out your lower right abdomen to move your hand with your breath.

Now try this exercise standing up trying to put your body into the same position you were in while on the floor. Check yourself out in a mirror, you sexy, skinnier thang.

Christina Henfricks à la Joan working a sexy spinal stretch. 

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