Pilates for Posture

Working on your posture doesn’t have to be an added time commitment in your life! You can work on posture while sitting at your desk or while moving on your mat. You just need to take a little extra focus to make sure you're keeping your head in its ideal position in line with the spine. Just that small adjustment will make a huge difference in how your postural muscles adjust throuhgout the course of the day.

Most people, especially in today's technology-focused society sit with their head in front of their shoulders, when ideally the back of the skull is always flush with the back of the rib cage.  Instead of stretching the neck by pulling down on the back of the head, try retracting the chin backward so the center of the ear lines up by the center of the shoulder. This will stretch the tight muscles of the neck while strengthening the postural muscles between the shoulder blades so this posture gets easier over time.

Practice retracting the chin while seated and apply to our classes while on all fours and in planking to work on posture while working out and try the POSTURE SERIES on demand here!