Sit Up Straight!

"Don't slouch!" "Sit up straight!" "Shoulders back, stand up tall." How many times does the average teenager hear this in a week? Too many! Is there validity to a parent's concerns over their child's posture? Turns out, yes! Having good posture has been proven to improve and help with muscle health. Not only are you less likely to suffer an injury if you practice good posture, but proper posture allows the muscles to stretch and maintain their proper length, which ensures that the ,pmuscles can work together correctly and that the joints move correctly.

How someone presents themselves posture wise is known as their stoic posture. This provides a base from where your limbs and extremities. Basically, if there is something wrong with this base, meaning posture, this can lead to problems in other parts of your body. As we know, the body relies on itself in the sense that if one part of the body is malfunctioning it affects the rest of the body as well. So watch your posture, cause it really is important!