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Good posture isn't a 15-minute exercise. It's 24/7 mindfulness about how you hold your body. But if you haven't been as posture perfect as you should be for a while, you'll feel strange at first as you square your shoulders and sit up straight. Don't worry–that feeling will go away. The good news is that both strengthening and stretching exercises help to improve posture. Standing before a mirror, see if your shoulders are square, not rounded or hunched; your chest...

Better Posture is a definite buzz-phrase flying around all corners of the fitness world. It's a hot topic now because improving posture and mobility has recently become a popular goal for people with all types of fitness backgrounds... ...The specific reasons for wanting to develop better posture vary from person to person. For example: Bodybuilders want to develop a more aesthetic default posture; they want to be able to do exercises that require good mobility so they can target certain muscle groups (e.g. face pulls to target lower traps and rear delts) Powerlifters want to maximize leverages to...

Over time, poor posture may be caused by habits from everyday activities such as sitting in office chairs, staring at the computer, cradling a cell phone, carrying a purse over same shoulder, driving, prolonged standing, caring for small children, or even sleeping. Poor posture can easily become second nature, causing and aggravating episodes of back and neck pain and damaging spinal structures. Fortunately, the main factors affecting posture and ergonomics are completely within one's ability to control and are not...