For many office workers nowadays, due to long hours of sitting at their desks, our posture and health are becoming worse and worse. Over time, poor posture can lead to pain and disease in various parts of our body. A good posture not only makes us look more elegant and confident but also benefits our overall health. Today, we talk about the benefits of standing against the wall, which is a simple method to correct poor posture. Standing against the wall for 10 minutes a day, what benefits does it bring to our body?
1. Helps develop the “best side posture” and enhance your grace: A good physique starts with good posture. Poor posture not only affects a person’s appearance and grace but can also harm our health, such as hunchback, forward head, anterior pelvic tilt, and other common posture problems that can pose risks to our future health. Standing against the wall for 10 minutes a day can help us develop the “best side posture,” which involves aligning the “5 points in a line”: earlobes, shoulder peaks, highest point of the sacrum, midpoint of the lateral knee, and ankle.
2. Aids in weight loss and slimming down: Many people nowadays are accustomed to sitting all day, which is not good for our well-being and can easily lead to obesity, resulting in increasing belly fat. Standing more often can change this unhealthy habit and have a certain effect on weight loss. Standing against the wall for 10 minutes after meals, engaging your core and lifting your hips, can help with weight loss. Standing upright for 10 minutes a day is equivalent to walking for an hour; standing burns 3 to 5 times more calories than sitting and more than 10 times more than lying down.
3. Adjusts the bones: If you can easily stand against the wall and lean against it, it indicates good bone growth. If you feel uncomfortable after a while, it suggests that your bones may have already curved or tilted. However, standing against the wall can effectively correct bone curvature and misalignment issues.
4. Activates the brain: When we stand against the wall with effort, it stimulates our spinal nerves, which are connected to our brain nerves. Thus, standing against the wall can stimulate our brain nerves and increase brain activity.
5. Relaxes the shoulders and neck: Nowadays, more and more people are becoming part of the “text neck” crowd, which has a detrimental effect on our well-being and posture. This has led to shoulder and neck pain becoming a common issue. Standing against the wall can help relax the cervical spine and effectively relieve advanced soreness in the neck and shoulders.
Key points of the posture: Keep your feet shoulder-width apart, with your feet as close to the wall as possible, and your entire back against the wall. Maintain a gap between your lower back and the wall, allowing your hands to slide in up to half a palm’s length. Let your hands hang naturally, palms facing outward against the wall, the back of your head against the wall, tuck your chin in, and push your head upwards as much as possible.
Next is the breathing technique: Once you are in position, pay attention to your breathing. Keep your chest still – when inhaling, expand your ribs laterally to the sides, and when exhaling, pull inwards as much as possible, enhancing deep breathing in the abdomen, aiding digestion, promoting detoxification, and showing noticeable effects on toning the abdomen.
